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Identifying clusters of leprosy patients in India: A comparison of methods

BACKGROUND: Preventive interventions with post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) are needed in leprosy high-endemic areas to interrupt the transmission of Mycobacterium leprae. Program managers intend to use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to target preventive interventions considering efficient use o...

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Autores principales:	Taal, Anneke T., Garg, Akshat, Lisam, Suchitra, Agarwal, Ashok, Barreto, Josafá G., van Brakel, Wim H., Richardus, Jan Hendrik, Blok, David J.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2022
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9757546/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36525390 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010972

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