Leprosy Referral Centre: An intervention critical to sustain elimination and support integration

Journal of Communicable Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-23

  Samy, A Antony ^a  

^a ALERT India   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEPROSTATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG COMBINATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INDIA; INFECTION CONTROL; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LEPROSY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

CHILD; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INDIA; LEPROSTATIC AGENTS; LEPROSY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 33846350560     PISSN: 00195138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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