Deformities due to Leprosy in Children under Fifteen Years Old as an Indicator of Quality of the Leprosy Control Programme in Brazilian Municipalities

The present study aims at analysing the degree of deformity in leprosy cases diagnosed in children under 15 years old and its relationship with operational and epidemiological factors. This epidemiological cross-sectional study was carried out at municipalities of three microregions in a Brazilian h...

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Main Authors: Francisco Carlos Félix Lana, Angélica da Conceição Oliveira Coelho Fabri, Fabiana Nascimento Lopes, Ana Paula Mendes Carvalho, Fernanda Moura Lanza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Tropical Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/812793
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