TY - JOUR KW - Adolescent KW - Adult KW - Aged KW - Child KW - Female KW - Humans KW - India KW - leprosy KW - Male KW - Middle Aged AU - Mathur N K AU - Kanwar A J AU - Kalla G AU - Ujwal J S AB -

A clinical and epidemiological study of leprosy revealed 232 cases in Jodhpur (Rajasthan); a non-endemic area. Males were three times more affected than females. Lepromatous leprosy was the most common type (70.70%). Maximum number of cases were observed in the age group 20-49 years. The probable causes for an increase in incidence are discussed.

BT - Leprosy in India C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/672192?dopt=Abstract CN - Infolep Library - available DA - 1978 Apr IS - 2 J2 - Lepr India LA - eng N2 -

A clinical and epidemiological study of leprosy revealed 232 cases in Jodhpur (Rajasthan); a non-endemic area. Males were three times more affected than females. Lepromatous leprosy was the most common type (70.70%). Maximum number of cases were observed in the age group 20-49 years. The probable causes for an increase in incidence are discussed.

PY - 1978 SP - 204 EP - 9 T2 - Leprosy in India TI - Leprosy in Jodhpur (Rajasthan). Clinical and epidemiological study. VL - 50 SN - 0024-1024 ER -