Study of 20 families with leprosy cases from Duque de Caxias - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil;PP007 - Estudo de 20 focos familiares de hanseníase no município de Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia

Volumn 80, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2005, Pages

  Barbosa Durães, Sandra Maria ^a,b,d   Soares Guedes, Luiza ^b   Da Cunha, Mônica Duarte ^b,c   Cavaliere, Flavia Amorim Meira ^b   Wand Del Rey De Oliveira, Maria Leide ^b  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c Programa de Controle de Hanseníase de Duque de Caxias RJ   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Genetic susceptibility; Household contacts; Leprosy

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; CLINICAL STUDY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; LEPROSY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROGENY; RISK FACTOR; URBAN AREA;

EID: 33846817190     PISSN: 03650596     EISSN: 18064841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0365-05962005001000006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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