Diet-related risk factors for leprosy: a case-control study.

Diet-related risk factors for leprosy: a case-control study.

BACKGROUND:Food shortage was associated with leprosy in two recent studies investigating the relation between socioeconomic factors and leprosy. Inadequate intake of nutrients due to food shortage may affect the immune system and influence the progression of infection to clinical leprosy. We aimed t...

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Main Authors: Inge Wagenaar, Lisanne van Muiden, Khorshed Alam, Robert Bowers, Md Anwar Hossain, Kolpona Kispotta, Jan Hendrik Richardus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-05-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4428634?pdf=render

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