Diagnosis of Childhood Leprosy – Changing Trends
<p>Leprosy, a chronic infectious disease caused by mycobacterium leprae, mainly involves the skin, respiratory mucosa and the peripheral nervous system. Leprosy continues to remain a public health problem. In 2011, the global new case detection was 219075 and in India it was 127295. Thus, Indi...
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| Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
2015-12-01
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| Series: | Annals of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (India) |
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| Online Access: | http://annals-nams.in/index.php/annals/article/view/95 |