       Document 0524
 DOCN  M9610524
 TI    Leprosy. The beginning of an end to a public health problem?
 DT    9601
 AU    Ponnighaus JM; Universitats-Hautklinik, Saar, Germany.
 SO    Dermatol Clin. 1995 Jul;13(3):525-36. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96028770
 AB    Incidence rates of leprosy seem to be falling in most countries around
       the world, despite the HIV epidemic. Among the reasons for the declining
       rates are changing socioeconomic conditions and high BCG vaccination
       coverage. The numbers of people disabled by leprosy, however, are more
       important than incidence rates of leprosy per se. The issue of the
       disabled will remain a public health problem for many decades to come.
 DE    Female  Human  *Leprosy/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Male  Public Health  JOURNAL
       ARTICLE  REVIEW  REVIEW, TUTORIAL

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