Leprosy in elderly people and the profile of a retrospective cohort in an endemic region of the Brazilian Amazon.
BACKGROUND:Leprosy has a global presence; more than 180 thousand new cases were registered in 2013, 15% of which were found in the Americas. The elderly are a very susceptible demographic in terms of developing illnesses, mainly because of characteristics natural to the senescence of the human organ...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2019-09-01
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| Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007709 |