Evaluation of the leprosy control programme surveillance system in Kwara State, Nigeria, 2010 - 2014
Objective: Leprosy is a chronic, infectious disease complicated with blindness and loss of fingers/toes in some cases. Though the disease is targeted for eradication in Nigeria, the country had the 6th highest prevalence globally in 2013. This study was conducted to evaluate the leprosy surveillance...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2018-01-01
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Series: | Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.apjtm.org/article.asp?issn=1995-7645;year=2018;volume=11;issue=13;spage=22;epage=22;aulast=Aderinola |