Functional Activity Limitation and Quality of Life of Leprosy Cases in an Endemic Area in Northeastern Brazil.

• Main Authors: Victor S Santos (Author), Laudice S Oliveira (Author), Fabrícia D N Castro (Author), Vanessa T Gois-Santos (Author), Ligia M D Lemos (Author), Maria do C O Ribeiro (Author), Luis E Cuevas (Author), Ricardo Q Gurgel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Few studies have evaluated the association between quality of life (QoL) and functional activity limitations (FAL) of leprosy patients as determined by the Screening of Activity Limitation and Safety Awareness scale (SALSA). AIM:To identify the association between FALs and the QoL of pati...