Leprosy trends at a tertiary care hospital in Mumbai, India, from 2008 to 2015

Background: Leprosy remains an important cause of preventable disabilities. After the advent of multidrug therapy, new leprosy cases have come down dramatically. Despite this achievement, India, which contributes 60% of the global leprosy burden, faces some challenges to eliminate the disease, inclu...

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Main Authors: Thirumugam Muthuvel, Petros Isaakidis, Hemant Deepak Shewade, Lucy Kattuppara, Rajbir Singh, Srinivas Govindarajulu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-11-01
Series:Global Health Action
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Online Access:http://www.globalhealthaction.net/index.php/gha/article/view/32962/pdf_382