01433nas a2200445   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653000900080653001000089653002100099653000800120653001700128653001100145653003100156653003100187653001100218653001000229653001100239653002000250653001200270653000900282653001600291653001900307653001200326653001800338653002200356653002600378653002100404100001700425700001300442700001500455245004700470300001000517490000700527050003200534520040700566022001400973       1981                            d  c1981 Jan10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAged10aChild10aChild, Preschool10aEye10aFacial Nerve10aFemale10aFoot Deformities, Acquired10aHand Deformities, Acquired10aHumans10aIndia10aInfant10aInfant, Newborn10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aPilot Projects10aPoverty10aPoverty Areas10aSkin Pigmentation10aSocioeconomic Factors10aTrigeminal Nerve1 aMarshall J T1 aAmar D S1 aRamesh H C00aPrevalence of leprosy among slum dwellers.  a70-820 v53  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>Distribution of leprosy among slum dwellers in two areas of Bangalore City were studied. Out of a random sample of 483 it was found that 150 were suffering from leprosy while 74 tuberculoid and 25 lepromatous cases were detected, the remaining showed up as borderline and polyneuritic types. The important socio economic features and the consequences of this chronic disease have been discussed.</p>  a0024-1024