Risk factors for physical disability at diagnosis of 19,283 new cases of leprosy Fatores de risco para incapacidade física no momento do diagnóstico de 19.283 casos novos de hanseníase

INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study was to evaluate risk factors for physical disability at the moment of leprosy diagnosis. METHODS: This is a retrospective, descriptive and exploratory investigation of 19,283 patients with leprosy, registered in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, between 2000...

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Main Authors: Cristiane Moschioni, Carlos Maurício de Figueiredo Antunes, Maria Aparecida Faria Grossi, José Roberto Lambertucci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2010-02-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822010000100005