Leprosy

International Encyclopedia of Public Health

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 56-65

  van Brakel, W H ^a   Feenstra, P ^a   Saunderson, P R ^b  

^a ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b American Leprosy Missions   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; Diagnosis; Epidemiology; Immunology; Integration; Leprosy; Leprosy control; Leprosy reactions; Multidrug therapy (MDT); Mycobacterium leprae; Prevention of disability (POD); Rehabilitation; Stigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957695188     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012373960-5.00606-7     Document Type: Chapter

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