Is leprosy Elimination a conceptual illusion

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 549-551

  Patro, Binod K ^a   Madhanraj, K ^a   Singh, Amarjeet ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERADICATION THERAPY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; LEPROSY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NOTE; PREVALENCE;

DISEASE ERADICATION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INDIA; LEPROSY;

EID: 80052552507     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: 09733922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.84043     Document Type: Note

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