An 8-12 year follow-up of highly bacillated Indian leprosy patients treated with WHO Multi-Drug therapy

Leprosy Review

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 303-310

  Desikan, Kothapalle Vedantha ^a   Sundaresh, Peri ^b   Tulasidas, Ippili ^b   Rao, Pemmaraju Venkata Ranganadha ^b  

^a Gandhi Memorial Leprosy Foundation   (India)

^b LEPRA Society   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOFAZIMINE; DAPSONE; RIFAMPICIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INDIAN; LEPROSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT MONITORING; RELAPSE; SMEAR; TREATMENT DURATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INDIA; LEPROSTATIC AGENTS; LEPROSY; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; RECURRENCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 56449119051     PISSN: 03057518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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