@article{17360,
  keywords = {Female, Hand Injuries, Humans, leprosy, Male, Nepal, Peripheral Nervous System Diseases, Sensation Disorders},
  author = {Soares D and Desar N},
  title = {Hand wounds in leprosy patients.},
  abstract = {<p>This study assessed the causes, duration and site of hand wounds seen among patients in order to try and improve the delivery of self-care teaching to patients with anaesthetic hands. Seventy-seven patients with 102 affected hand surfaces were assessed. The commonest cause was a burn from a tea glass. The average duration of the wound was 2 weeks. Most patients had a single current wound and 62% of wounds were on the palmar surface.</p>},
  year = {1995},
  journal = {Leprosy review},
  volume = {66},
  pages = {235-8},
  month = {1995 Sep},
  issn = {0305-7518},
  url = {http://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/1995/v66n3/pdf/v66n3a08.pdf},
  doi = {10.5935/0305-7518.19950027},
  language = {eng},
}