Changing profile of disease in leprosy patients diagnosed in a tertiary care centre during years 1995-2000

Indian Journal of Leprosy

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 257-265

  Arora, M ^a   Katoch, K ^a,b   Natrajan, M ^a   Kamal, R ^a   Yadav, V S ^c  

^a Medical Unit I

^b Model Rural Health Research Unit   (India)

^c NATIONAL JALMA INSTITUTE FOR LEPROSY AND OTHER MYCOBACTERIAL DISEASES   (India)

Author keywords

Disability; Leprosy; Pregnancy lactation; Type 1 and 2 reactions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE LEPROSY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTATION; LEPROSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENOPAUSE; MORBIDITY; MULTIBACILLARY LEPROSY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PREGNANCY; RESPONSE VARIABLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; AGED; DISABLED PERSON; DRUG COMBINATION; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABLED PERSONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEPROSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 65649092538     PISSN: 02549395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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