Volume: 58 - Number: 3 - year 1987



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EDITORIAL

The potential role Of DNA technology in Leprosy
J. D. Watson and R. J. Booth
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19870020

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SPECIAL ITEM

WHO; Guidelines for personnel involved in collection of skin smears in leprosy control programmes for the prevention and control of possible infection with HIV
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19870021

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Primary dapsone resistance in Bamako and Chingleput: final report; THELEP
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19870022

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Studies of reactivity of some Sri Lankan population groups to antigens of Mycobacterium leprae. II. Reactivity to a soluble protein antigen
M. R. M. Pinto, N. B. Eriyagama and V. Pemajayantha
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19870023

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Immunological effects of lepromin testing in Sri Lankan population groups. II. Effect on reactivity to a soluble protein antigen of Mycobacterium leprae
M. R. M. Pinto, N. B. Eriyagama and V. Pemajayantha
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19870024

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A study of leprosy and other skin diseases in school children in the state of Amazonas, Brazil
S. Talhari, Maria A. A. Torrecila and Anette C. Talhari
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19870025

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Operational efficiency of leprosy clinics: a time-motion study
A. Kumar, P. Sirumban, K. Durgambal and S. Kalaivani
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19870026

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Blister calendar packs for the implementation of multiple drug therapy in DANIDA-assisted leprosy control projects in India
G. D. Georgiev and R. W. Kielstrup
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19870027

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Buluba Leprosy Hospital, Uganda: a review of admissions, 1981-84
H. J. Kawuma
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19870028

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Short-course multidrug therapy for leprosy patients in Western Kenya. Preliminary communication
P. A. Orege, M. Obura and J. O. Nyawalo
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19870029

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Are bacterial counts on slit-skin smears in leprosy affected by preparing slides under field conditions?
Joanna Sayer, R. Gent and K. Jesudasan
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19870030

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Periodontal findings in patients with leprosy
B. Bombach and P. Reichart
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19870031

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SPECIAL ARTICLES

Indeterminate leprosy. A passing phase in the evolution of leprosy
V. N. Sehgal and G. Srivastava
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19870032

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A loom for grass mat weaving in Tamil Nadu, South India
Christine Kellner
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19870033

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

The diagnostic efficiency of paramedical workers in leprosy
A. S. Bhatia

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Reply to 'The diagnostic efficiency of paramedical workers in leprosy'
A. Kumar, V. Durat, N. Siva Prasad and P. Sirumban

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To get it done-it simply needs doing. Reply to 'The teaching of leprosy to medical students'
R. E. Pfaltzgraff

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Effective prophylactic measures against accidental inoculation with live Mycobacterium leprae in laboratory and hospital workers
S. K. Kar

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Myiasis in necrotic tissue of a leprosy patient
Tin Shwe

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Multidrug therapy for paucibacillary leprosy: WHO regimen inadequate?
K. Pavithran

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Shortness of breath with urticaria due to once monthly rifampicin
C. M. Gupta and R. D. Bhate

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Introduction of multidrug therapy: two points highlighted
S. P. Tare

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NEWS AND NOTES
Editorial Note • Correction • The Wellcome Tropical Institute, London • The Heiser Program for Research in Leprosy

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