00966nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653002000059653001100079653001200090653000900102653002900111100001600140700001400156245011100170300001000281490000700291520044800298022001400746       1979                            d  c1979 Sep-Oct10aHealth Planning10aHumans10aleprosy10aMali10aNational Health Programs1 aGiraudeau P1 aDepinay J00a[Place and importance of specific surgery in a national program for control of leprosy (author's transl)].  a577-90 v393 a<p>In order to get a representative sample of the population, a survey was conducted in an rural district of the Republic of Mali. The data collected give evidence that the number of specific surgical indications can be correctly evaluated not from the number of leprosy patients numbered, but by applying a ratio of 5,5 per cent to the whole population. This easy evaluation is important for the management of any public health programme.</p>  a0025-682X