Physical disabilities resulting from hansen's disease in Vale do Jequitinhonha/State of Minas Gerais, Brazil Desarrollo de incapacidades físicas resultantes de la enfermedad de hansen en el Valle de Jequitiñoña, MG Desenvolvimento de incapacidades físicas decorrentes da hanseníase no Vale do Jequitinhonha, MG

• Autori principali: Francisco Carlos Félix Lana (Autore), Evaldo Pinheiro Amaral (Autore), Fernanda Moura Lanza (Autore), Andrigo Neves e Silva Lopes de Saldanha (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Universidade de São Paulo, 2008-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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Leprosy is potentially debilitating. The present study aims at describing and assessing the occurrence of physical disabilities in cases of leprosy in the population of the Vale do Jequitinhonha/MG, in the period 1998-2006. It is an epidemiological descriptive study and the data were collected from...