Limited activity and social participation after hospital discharge from leprosy treatment in a hyperendemic area in north Brazil

• Main Authors: Lorena Dias Monteiro (Author), Carlos Henrique Alencar (Author), Jaqueline Caracas Barbosa (Author), Candice Cristiane Barros Santana Novaes (Author), Rita de Cássia Pereira da Silva (Author), Jorg Heukelbach (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, 2014-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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INTRODUCTION: Neural damages are among the main factors that contribute to physical disability in leprosy. Systematic monitoring using a broad physical, psychological and social approach is necessary. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to characterize the limitation of activity and social pa...