Validation of a Simple Instrument of Fast Application to Track Disability in Leprosy Patients

Validation of a Simple Instrument of Fast Application to Track Disability in Leprosy Patients

Abstract Objective To evaluate a simple and fast diagnostic instrument to be used by any health professional to track the disability presented by leprosy patients. Method Validation study of a diagnostic test performed in a sample of 156 leprosy patients to track functional disability through the...

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Main Authors:	Adriano Bastos Pinho, Murilo Moraes de Freitas, Cor Jesus Fernandes Fontes
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2023-05-01
Series:	Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
Subjects:	leprosy biomedical technology disability evaluation
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162023000100101&tlng=pt

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