Grade 2 disabilities in leprosy patients from Brazil: Need for follow-up after completion of multidrug therapy.
BACKGROUND:Leprosy continues to be a public health problem in many countries. Difficulties faced by health services include late diagnosis, under-reporting of new cases, adequate monitoring of disabilities and treatment. Furthermore, systematic follow-up after completion of treatment is important, w...
Main Authors: | Marcos Túlio Raposo, Martha Cerqueira Reis, Ana Virgínia de Queiroz Caminha, Jörg Heukelbach, Lucy Anne Parker, Maria Pastor-Valero, Maria Ines Battistella Nemes |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-07-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6062121?pdf=render |
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