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Proposed method for estimating leprosy prevalence based on rates in children.

Abstract

The authors suggest that, where leprosy prevalence data for the entire population are lacking, the prevalence in schoolchildren may be a valuable index for estimating the magnitude of the problem in areas where leprosy is endemic.

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Journal Article
Author
Bechelli L M
Gallego Garbajosa P
Uemura K
Sundaresan T
Tamondong C
Martinez Dominguez V
Sansarricq H
Walter J

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