Teaching of leprosy: current challenges

• Main Authors: Cynthia Rossetti Portela Alves (Author), Maria Mônica Freitas Ribeiro (Author), Elza Machado Melo (Author), Marcelo Grossi Araújo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In the context of declining leprosy endemicity worldwide, keeping the interest in knowledge and expertise in leprosy alive has been a matter of concern. Approaching the problem only in primary care, without the proper integration with other levels of care in the health system fails to account for th...