Clinico-epidemiological study of disability due to leprosy at the time of diagnosis among patients attending a tertiary care institution

• Main Authors: Vengarakath Puthiyapura Reyila (Author), Ambookken Betsy (Author), Najeeba Riyaz (Author), Sarita Sasidharanpillai (Author), Pentam Veil Beegum Sherjeena (Author), Maniparambath P Majitha (Author), Deepa Mary Joseph (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: With the declared elimination of leprosy as a public health problem, the World Health Organization has shifted the focus on the disabilities and deformities associated with leprosy. Aims: The aim was to study the Grade 1 and Grade 2 disability among newly diagnosed leprosy patients. Mate...