The impact of multidrug therapy on the epidemiological pattern of leprosy in Juiz de Fora, Brazil

We investigated the impact of multidrug therapy (MDT) on the epidemiological pattern of leprosy in Juiz de Fora, Brazil, from 1978 to 1995. Evaluation of 1,283 medical charts was performed according to the treatment regimen used in two different periods. Following the introduction of MDT in 1987, pr...

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Main Authors: Luzivander S. Soares, Rodrigo de O. Moreira, Vanessa V. Vilela, Márcio J. M. Alves, Ana Flávia M. Pimentel, Ana Paula Ferreira, Henrique C. Teixeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2000000200005&lng=en&tlng=en