The Lepra Evaluation Project (LEP), an epidemiological study of leprosy in Northern Malaŵi. I. Methods.
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J M PONNI G H AUS , * P E M F I NE , t L B L I S S , t I J S L INEY , t D J B R ADL E Y t & R J W R E E S§ * Lepra Evaluation Project, P. O . Box 46, Chilumba, Karonga District , Malawi; t Ross Institute, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street , London WCI ; t Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University , 1430 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70 1 12, USA ; § Clinical Research Centre , Division of Communicable Diseases, Watford Road, Harrow, Middlesex
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Leprosy review
دوره 58 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1987