The prevalence of previously undiagnosed leprosy in the general population of northwest Bangladesh

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Moet, Fake J ^a   Schuring, Ron P ^b   Pahan, David ^c   Oskam, Linda ^b   Richardus, Jan Hendrik ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c Danish Bangladesh Leprosy Mission   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEPROSY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PAUCIBACILLARY LEPROSY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; AGE DISTRIBUTION; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BANGLADESH; CHILD; HUMANS; LEPROSY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 48949118006     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000198     Document Type: Article

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