Leprosy in children under 15 years of age in a municipality in northeastern Brazil : evolutionary aspects from 2003 to 2015

INTRODUCTION: The Integrated Program of Leprosy Control was initiated in 2003 in the municipality of Buriticupu, Maranhão, Brazil, an area considered hyperendemic for leprosy. Here, we present the evolution of the indicators of leprosy within the established period in children aged <15 years. M...

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Main Authors: Lima Neto, Pedro Martins, Silva, Antônio Rafael da, Santos, Leonardo Hunaldo dos, Lima, Raina Jansen Cutrim Propp, Tauil, Pedro Luiz, Gonçalves, Eloísa da Graça do Rosário
Format: Artigo
Language: Inglês
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2021
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Online Access: https://repositorio.unb.br/handle/10482/40866
https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0515-2020
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0659-448X
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