Epidemiological trends of leprosy in an urban leprosy centre of Delhi: A retrospective study of 16 years

Indian Journal of Leprosy

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 201-208

  Tiwary, Pankaj Kr ^a   Kar, H K ^a   Sharma, P K ^a   Gautam, R K ^a   Arora, T C ^a   Naik, H ^a   Dhir, V ^a  

^a DR RAM MANOHAR LOHIA HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Deformities; Epidemiology; Leprosy; Reactions; Relapse

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; INDIA; LEPROSY; LEPROSY EPIDEMIOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; RELAPSE; SEX; URBAN POPULATION; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPIDEMIC; MULTIBACILLARY LEPROSY; PAUCIBACILLARY LEPROSY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INFANT; LEPROSTATIC AGENTS; LEPROSY; MALE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863867591     PISSN: 02549395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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