Childhood leprosy in the postelimination era: A vision achieved or a concern growing at large
Background: The proportion of childhood leprosy has been gaining importance of late as a performance indicator of the National Leprosy Eradication Program. A sizable proportion of the newly detected cases comprises children. The prevalence rate has been used as a measure of existence of infection th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijpd.in/article.asp?issn=2319-7250;year=2018;volume=19;issue=1;spage=26;epage=30;aulast=Babu |