Progress in research towards a world without leprosy. Report of a WHO meeting in Ethiopia, February 1998.
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A UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases meeting to discuss the future role of biomedical research in leprosy, was held at the Armauer Hansen Research Institute in Addis Ababa, on February 27 and 28, 1998. This was attended by more than 20 scientists from 10 countries, who met to discuss progress towards a world without leprosy.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Leprosy review
دوره 69 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998