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Revised estimates of leprosy disability weights for assessing the global burden of disease: A systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Leprosy is a chronic bacterial infection caused by Mycobacterium leprae, which may lead to physical disability, stigma, and discrimination. The chronicity of the disease and disabilities are the prime contributors to the disease burden of leprosy. The current figures of the disease burde...

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Autores principales: Nanjan Chandran, Shri Lak, Tiwari, Anuj, Lustosa, Anselmo Alves, Demir, Betul, Bowers, Bob, Albuquerque, Rachel Gimenes Rodrigues, Prado, Renata Bilion Ruiz, Lambert, Saba, Watanabe, Hiroyuki, Haagsma, Juanita, Richardus, Jan Hendrik
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7954345/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33651814
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009209