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Correlation between therapy and lipid profile of leprosy patients: is there a higher risk for developing cardiovascular diseases after treatment?

BACKGROUND: The impact of leprosy reduces health-related quality of life of affected patients, interfering with different factors such as nutrition. This study investigated the lipid profile, nutritional status, and risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in patients who underwent leprosy treatment in...

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Autores principales: Silva, Rosalba V. G., de Araújo, Rafael S., Aarão, Tinara L. S., da Silva Costa, Paulo Diovanne, Sousa, Jorge R., Quaresma, Juarez A. S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5410692/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28457229
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40249-017-0295-1