A clinical trial for uniform multidrug therapy for leprosy patients in Brazil: rationale and design
Leprosy will continue to be a public health problem for several decades. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that, for treatment purposes, leprosy cases be classified as either paucibacillary or multibacillary (MB). A uniform leprosy treatment regimen would simplify treatment and halve th...
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
2012-12-01
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Series: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762012000900005&lng=en&tlng=en |