01168nas a2200313 4500000000100000008004100001260000900042653001500051653001000066653000900076653001100085653001000096653002100106653001100127653001100138653001100149653002000160653001200180653000900192653001600201100001400217700001300231700001400244245009000258300000900348490000700357520047600364022001400840 1985 d c198510aAdolescent10aAdult10aAged10aBrazil10aChild10aChild, Preschool10aFemale10aHumans10aInfant10aInfant, Newborn10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged1 aCunha F M1 aMelo J E1 aSilva M J00a[General aspects of Hansen's disease in the municipality of Crato, Ceará 1981-1983]. a72-90 v103 a

The authors have studied 270 Hansen's disease patients diagnosed and registered at the Neurologic and Dermatologic Sanitary Unit, in Crato, Ceará, from June, 1981 till August, 1983. This work presents an analysis of the aspects of the endemy, with percentual and absolute values and compares them with the consulted data. Finally the authors emphasize the disease's morbidity and characterize it as a serious and present problem of public health in Crato, Ceará.

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