Clinical-epidemiological characteristics and temporal trend of new cases of grade 2 disability leprosy in the state of Maranhão, Brazil, 2011- 2020

• Main Authors: Rodolfo José de Oliveira Moreira (Author), Janaína Miranda Bezerra (Author), Floriacy Stabnow Santos (Author), Lívia Maia Pascoal (Author), Leonardo Hunaldo dos Santos (Author), Marcelino Santos Neto (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Ministério da Saúde do Brasil, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Objective: to describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of new cases of grade 2 disability leprosy and to analyze its trend in the state of Maranhão, from 2011 to 2020. Methods: this was a descriptive cross-sectional and ecological time-series study, using data from the Not...