Dermatologist's role in leprosy elimination/ post-elimination.
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We believe that NGOs, engaged in leprosy control in metropolitan cities where there are many dermatologists in medical colleges, or in private practice, have a special responsibility in implementing leprosy work in an integrated manner. It may be worthwhile narrating the experience of over 3 decades of the Bombay Leprosy Project (BLP) as the Project has been constantly striving to practise all aspects of management of leprosy in an integrated manner, so that any NGO or an institution interested in following this model may be benefited. With the advent of short course MDT in 1982, it was realized that such involvement was even more crucial. The BLP project started a massive programme with the following objectives:
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Leprosy review
دوره 78 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007