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Less is more: Developing an approach for assessing clustering at the lower administrative boundaries that increases the yield of active screening for leprosy in Bihar, India
BACKGROUND: In India, leprosy clusters at hamlet level but detailed information is lacking. We aim to identify high-incidence hamlets to be targeted for active screening and post-exposure prophylaxis. METHODOLOGY: We paid home visits to a cohort of leprosy patients registered between April 1(st), 20...
Autores principales: | Ortuño-Gutiérrez, Nimer, Shih, Pin-Wei, Wagh, Aashish, Mugudalabetta, Shivakumar, Pandey, Bijoy, de Jong, Bouke C., Richardus, Jan Hendrik, Hasker, Epco |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9499219/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36095018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010764 |
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