Epidemiological scenario of leprosy in marginalized communities of India: Focus on scheduled tribes

The Scheduled Tribes (STs) are designated among the most disadvantaged social groups in India. Until the year 2005 (pre-elimination era of leprosy in India), several leprosy-specific control field programmes were implemented, which have been discontinued subsequently. Since then, leprosy diagnosis a...

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Main Authors: Mukul Sharma, Pushpendra Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical Research
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Online Access:http://www.ijmr.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-5916;year=2022;volume=156;issue=2;spage=218;epage=227;aulast=Sharma