Analysis of the detection coefficient for the association between leprosy and pregnancy in the integration region of Carajas, State of Para, Brazil

Analysis of the detection coefficient for the association between leprosy and pregnancy in the integration region of Carajas, State of Para, Brazil

Introduction The association between leprosy and pregnancy is currently poorly understood and has been linked to serious clinical consequences. Methods A retrospective study between 2007 and 2009 was performed in the integration region of Carajás, Brazil on a population of pregnant lepers, with no...

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Main Authors: Vera Regina da Cunha Menezes Palacios, Clea Nazare Carneiro Bichara, Rodrigo da Silva Dias, Alcines da Silva Sousa Junior, Renan Faria Cardoso, Glaubus Vinicius Neves Barreiros, Nelson Veiga Goncalves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2013-09-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Leprosy
Pregnancy
Epidemiology
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822013000500650&lng=en&tlng=en

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