Factors Contributing to the Delay in Diagnosis and Continued Transmission of Leprosy in Brazil – An Explorative, Quantitative, Questionnaire Based Study

BACKGROUND: Leprosy is a leading cause of preventable disability worldwide. Delay in diagnosis of patients augments the transmission of infection, and allows progression of disease and more severe disability. Delays in diagnosis greater than ten years have been reported in Brazil. To reduce this del...

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Autores principales: Henry, Mary, GalAn, Noêmi, Teasdale, Katherine, Prado, Renata, Amar, Harpreet, Rays, Marina S., Roberts, Lesley, Siqueira, Pedro, de Wildt, Gilles, Virmond, Marcos, Das, Pranab K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4792453/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26977811
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004542

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4792453/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26977811
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004542

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