01003nas a2200217 4500000000100000008004100001260000900042653001100051653001000062653001200072653002300084100002000107700001300127700002000140245011700160300001200277490001300289050003200302520043700334022001400771 1998 d c199810aHumans10aIndia10aleprosy10aPhysicians, Family1 aDeenabandhu D A1 aBabu C R1 aVijayakumaran P00aStudy of the problem of hidden cases of leprosy among "inaccessible" section of urban population in Madras City. a79S-82S0 v70 Suppl aInfolep Library - available3 a

A questionnaire survey was conducted amongst 1300 general practitioners (GPs) of Madras city to assess the magnitude of leprosy problem amongst the upper middle class and upper class populations who are getting treatment from these GPs. A total of 2944 leprosy patients were being treated by 200 GPs. One third of these patients belonged to the upper middle/upper class section of the population living in the city of Madras.

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