Preventing nerve function impairment in leprosy: validation and updating of a prediction rule.

BACKGROUND: To validate and update a prediction rule for estimating the risk of leprosy-related nerve function impairment (NFI). METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Prospective cohort using routinely collected data, in which we determined the discriminative ability of a previously published rule and an...

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Main Authors: Ron P Schuring, Jan H Richardus, Ewout W Steyerberg, David Pahan, William R Faber, Linda Oskam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2565693?pdf=render