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Leprosy in children under 15 years of age in a municipality in northeastern Brazil: evolutionary aspects from 2003 to 2015

INTRODUCTION: The Integrated Program of Leprosy Control was initiated in 2003 in the municipality of Buriticupu, Maranhão, Brazil, an area considered hyperendemic for leprosy. Here, we present the evolution of the indicators of leprosy within the established period in children aged <15 years. MET...

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Autores principales: Lima, Pedro Martins, da Silva, Antônio Rafael, dos Santos, Leonardo Hunaldo, Lima, Raina Jansen Cutrim Propp, Tauil, Pedro Luiz, Gonçalves, Eloísa da Graça do Rosário
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7723375/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33263688
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0515-2020