Recent food shortage is associated with leprosy disease in Bangladesh: A case-control study

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Feenstra, Sabiena G ^a   Nahar, Quamrun ^b   Pahan, David ^c   Oskam, Linda ^d   Richardus, Jan Hendrik ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ICDDRB Division of Health Systems and Infectious Diseases   (Bangladesh)

^c The Leprosy Mission Bangladesh   (Bangladesh)

^d ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HUMAN; LEPROSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STARVATION;

ADULT; BANGLADESH; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPROSY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STARVATION;

EID: 79957993497     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001029     Document Type: Article

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