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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,...
Autores principales: | Raposo, Marcos Túlio, Reis, Martha Cerqueira, Caminha, Ana Virgínia de Queiroz, Heukelbach, Jörg, Parker, Lucy Anne, Pastor-Valero, Maria, Nemes, Maria Ines Battistella |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6062121/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30011288 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006645 |
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