A prospective cohort study of cutaneous leishmaniasis risk and opium addiction in south eastern Iran.

A prospective cohort study of cutaneous leishmaniasis risk and opium addiction in south eastern Iran.

Opium addiction and cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) are endemic in different parts of Iran, particularly in Bam, where a massive earthquake occurred. This study was designed to compare the incidence rate and severity of CL cases among opium addicted and non-addicted individuals in south-eastern Iran. T...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Reza Aflatoonian, Iraj Sharifi, Maryam Hakimi Parizi, Ali Reza Fekri, Behnaz Aflatoonian, Maryam Sharifi, Ahmad Khosravi, Ali Khamesipour, Hamid Sharifi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3930687?pdf=render

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