Trends and spatial clustering of leprosy cases over a decade in a hyper-endemic area of western Maharashtra, India
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SANJANA KURUWA*, VASNA JOSHUA**, VANAJA SHETTY*** & NERGES MISTRY**** *Research Assistant, The Foundation for Medical Research 84-A, R. G. Thadani Marg, Worli, Mumbai 400 018, India **Scientist B, National Institute of Epidemiology (NIE), R127, 3rd Avenue, TNHB, Ayyappakkam, Chennai600077, India ***Senior Scientist, The Foundation for Medical Research 84-A, R. G. Thadani Marg, Worli, Mumbai 400 018, India ****Director, The Foundation for Medical Research 84-A, R. G. Thadani Marg, Worli, Mumbai 400 018, India
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