Disability progression among leprosy patients released from treatment: a survival analysis
Abstract Background Leprosy can be cured, but physical disability (PD) as a result of the infection can progress in the post-release from treatment phase. This study evaluated the likelihood of, and factors associated with, the progression of the PD grade post-release from treatment among leprosy pa...
Main Authors: | Aleksandra Rosendo dos Santos, Pãmela Rodrigues de Souza Silva, Peter Steinmann, Eliane Ignotti |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-05-01
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Series: | Infectious Diseases of Poverty |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-020-00669-4 |
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