Disability profile in leprosy patients' diagnoses in a rural reference leprosy centre in Ethiopia during 1999–2009

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51-53

  Ramos, José M ^a,b   Reyes, Francisco ^a   Lemma, Deriba ^a   Belinchón, Isabel ^c   Gomez, José R ^d  

^a Gambo General Rural Hospital   (Ethiopia)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ELCHE   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALICANTE   (Spain)

^d Hospital de Fontilles   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; ETHIOPIA; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; HAND DISEASE; HUMAN; LEPROSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; ETHIOPIA; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; FOOT DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED; HAND DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; LEPROSY; MALE; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650771463     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/td.2010.100266     Document Type: Article

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