01445nas a2200337   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653001600080653000900096653001100105653001000116653002100126653001100147653001100158653001100169653002000180653001200200653000900212653001600221653001600237653002800253100001200281700001500293245007200308300001100380490000600391520069600397022001401093       1979                            d  c1979 Dec10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAge Factors10aAged10aBrazil10aChild10aChild, Preschool10aFemale10aHumans10aInfant10aInfant, Newborn10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aSex Factors10aTransients and Migrants1 aBelda W1 aLombardi C00a[Incidence of Hansen's disease in the State of São Paulo in 1978].  a98-1120 v43 a<p>The authors describe and evaluate the distribution of 2.081 new cases of Hanseniasis, recorded in the State of São Paulo (Brazil) in 1978, according to the following personal characteristics of the patient: sex, age, place of birth, education level and housing. The distribution of the cases according to some characteristics related to the disease and to health care, are also described and discussed: clinical types of the disease, duration of the disease, occasion and manner in which the patient sought for health care (spontaneously or not). The geographic distribution of cases and the secular trend of new cases recorded in the last 10 years, are also presented and discussed.</p>  a0100-3283