Brazilian clinical trial of uniform multidrug therapy for leprosy patients: the correlation between clinical disease types and adverse effects

This study sought to verify the correlation between leprosy types and the adverse effects of treatment drugs. This quantitative, prospective, nested study was developed at the Dona Libânia Dermatology Centre in Fortaleza, Brazil. Data were collected from November 2007-November 2008. During this peri...

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Main Authors: Heitor de Sá Gonçalves, Maria Araci de Andrade Pontes, Samira Bührer-Sékula, Rossilene Cruz, Paulo Cesar Almeida, Maria Elisabete Amaral de Moraes, Gerson Oliveira Penna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2012-12-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762012000900013&lng=en&tlng=en