Leprosy in children under fifteen years of age in the most hyperendemic municipality in Brazil

Leprosy in children under fifteen years of age in the most hyperendemic municipality in Brazil

ABSTRACT Objective: To describe leprosy involvement and physical disability profiles in children and adolescents under 15 years old. Methods: Ecological time series study, based on data from the Brazilian Notifiable Diseases Information System, including new cases of leprosy residing in Palmas (TO...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Milhomem Costa, Marcela Silva Menezes, Maria Sortênia Alves Guimarães, Eliane Patrícia Pereira Franchi, Lorena Dias Monteiro, Mariana Caroline Tocantins Alvim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo 2023-10-01
Series:Revista Paulista de Pediatria
Subjects:
Leprosy
Neglected diseases
Epidemiology
Children
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-05822024000100429&lng=en&tlng=en

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