Clinico-epidemiological trends of leprosy in Himachal Pradesh: A five year study

Indian Journal of Leprosy

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 173-179

  Jindal, N ^a   Shanker, V ^a   Tegta, G R ^a   Gupta, M ^a   Verma, G K ^a  

^a INDIRA GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Clinical profile; Demography; Epidemiology; Leprosy

Indexed keywords

LEPROSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEFORMITY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDIA; LEPROMATOUS LEPROSY; LEPROSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIBACILLARY LEPROSY; PAUCIBACILLARY LEPROSY; POLAR TUBERCULOID LEPROSY; PREVALENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ADOLESCENT; AGE; AGED; CHILD; DRUG COMBINATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; SKIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LEPROSTATIC AGENTS; LEPROSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SKIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956224885     PISSN: 02549395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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