Risk factors for physical disability due to leprosy: a case-control study

ABSTRACT Background The main consequence of leprosy is physical disability. Objective To identify risk factors of physical disabilities due to leprosy. Method Case-control study carried out at the Notifiable Diseases Information System – Leprosy in the 9th Regional Health District of the state of...

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Main Authors: Gerlane Cristinne Bertino Véras, José Ferreira Lima Júnior, Estelita Lima Cândido, Evanira Rodrigues Maia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Estudos em Saúde Coletiva da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 2021-12-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Coletiva
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1414-462X2021005019201&tlng=en