Survey of the quality of leprosy diagnosis in Madagascar;Enquête sur la qualité du diagnostic de lèpre à Madagascar

Annales de Dermatologie et de Venereologie

Volumn 135, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 645-650

  Tiendrebeogo A ^a   Andrianarisoa, S H ^a   Andriamitantsoa, J ^b   Vololoarinosinjatovo, M M ^b   Ranjalahy, G ^c   Ratrimoarivony, C ^d   Guedenon, A ^e  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b Programme national d'élimination de la lèpre   (Madagascar)

^c Service Tuberculose lèpre STL   (Madagascar)

^d Netherlands Leprosy Relief   (Madagascar)

^e Fondation Follereau ^*  (Benin)

Author keywords

Leprosy; Madagascar

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEPROSY; MADAGASCAR; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICIAN; QUALITY CONTROL; SKIN EXAMINATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPROSY; MADAGASCAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY CONTROL; SAMPLING STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149195752     PISSN: 01519638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annder.2008.03.033     Document Type: Article

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