POST-DISCHARGE OF SUBJECTS WITH LEPROSY: PREVALENCE OF PHYSICAL DISABILITIES AND OVERLAPPING OF OTHER DISEASES

POST-DISCHARGE OF SUBJECTS WITH LEPROSY: PREVALENCE OF PHYSICAL DISABILITIES AND OVERLAPPING OF OTHER DISEASES

Objective: To characterize the prevalence of physical disabilities in individuals affected by post-discharge leprosy and its relationship with chronic diseases.Method: The study population consisted of 603 new cases of leprosy reported between 2001 and 2014 in endemic munici...

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Main Authors: Érica Juliana Benício Araújo, Olívia Dias de Araújo, Telma Maria Evangelista de Araújo, Priscilla Dantas Almeida, Inara Viviane de Oliveira Sena, Érica de Alencar Rodrigues Neri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná 2018-12-01
Series:Cogitare Enfermagem
Subjects:
Leprosy
Disabled people
Epidemiology
Chronic disease
Public health
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v23i4.58080

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