Retreatment in leprosy: a case-control study Retratamento de hanseníase: estudo de caso-controle

Retreatment in leprosy: a case-control study Retratamento de hanseníase: estudo de caso-controle

OBJECTIVE: To assess risk factors for retreatment of leprosy patients. METHODS: A case-control study with patients from two reference care units in Recife, northeastern Brazil, in 2003. The case group included retreated patients (N=155) and the control group comprised those patients who were not ret...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Arraes Alencar Ximenes, Maria Eugênia Novinsk Gallo, Maria de Fátima de Medeiros Brito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2007-08-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Hanseníase
Hansenostáticos
Resultado de tratamento
Recidiva
Estudos de casos e controles
Leprosy
Leprostatic agents
Treatment outcome
Recurrence
Case-control studies
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