Factors Contributing to the Delay in Diagnosis and Continued Transmission of Leprosy in Brazil--An Explorative, Quantitative, Questionnaire Based Study.

• Главные авторы: Mary Henry (Автор), Noêmi GalAn (Автор), Katherine Teasdale (Автор), Renata Prado (Автор), Harpreet Amar (Автор), Marina S Rays (Автор), Lesley Roberts (Автор), Pedro Siqueira (Автор), Gilles de Wildt (Автор), Marcos Virmond (Автор), Pranab K Das (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Leprosy is a leading cause of preventable disability worldwide. Delay in diagnosis of patients augments the transmission of infection, and allows progression of disease and more severe disability. Delays in diagnosis greater than ten years have been reported in Brazil. To reduce this delay, it is im...