A clinical trial for uniform multidrug therapy for leprosy patients in Brazil : rationale and design

Leprosy will continue to be a public health problem for several decades. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that, for treatment purposes, leprosy cases be classified as either paucibacillary or multibacillary (MB). A uniform leprosy treatment regimen would simplify treatment and halve th...

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Main Authors: Penna, Gerson Oliveira, Pontes, Maria Araci de Andrade, Cruz, Rossilene Conceição da Silva, Gonçalves, Heitor de Sá, Penna, Maria Lúcia Fernandes, Bührer-Sékula, Samira
Format: Artigo
Language: English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2017
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Online Access: http://repositorio.unb.br/handle/10482/28308
https://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0074-02762012000900005
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