Volume: 60 - Number: 3 - year 1989



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EDITORIAL

Disability control in a leprosy control programme
Jean M. Watson
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19890022

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Evaluation of Mycobacterium leprae antigens in the monitoring of a dapsone-based chemotherapy of previously untreated lepromatous patients in Cebu, Philippines
P. R. Klatser, M. Y. L. de Wit, T. T. Fajardo, R. V. Cellona, R. M. Abalos, E. C. De La Cruz, M. G. Madarang, D. S. Hirsch and J. T. Douglas
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19890023

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Reliability of skin smear results: experiences with quality control of skin smears in different routine services in leprosy control programmes
L. Vettom and S. Pritze
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19890024

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Bacillaemia in leprosy and effect of multidrug therapy
G. Chatterjee, S. Kaur, V. K. Sharma, C. Vaishnavi and N. K. Ganguly
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19890025

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Leprosy in children: correlation of clinical, histopathological, bacteriological and immunological parameters
V. N. Sehgal and Joginder
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19890026

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Registration of the number of macules in paucibacillary leprosy for evaluation of early diagnosis and individual prognosis
M. Deguerry, E. Declercq, C. Misson, C. Vellut and F. Bertrand
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19890027

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Report and evaluation of Brazilian experience in the rehabilitation of patients with leprosy
M. Virmond, F. Duerksen and A. Gonçalves
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19890028

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SPECIAL ARTICLES

Educational material for the patient with leprosy
A. C. McDougall and G. D. Georgeiv
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19890029

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The cellular exudate - Mycobacterium leprae relationship and the critical reading of skin smears
Marian J. Ridley
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19890030

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Tuberculoid (TT) leprosy, localization on a tattoo
V. N. Sehgal and Joginder

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Leprosy score chart to assist classification
J. E. Nash, B. J. Hudson and T. Pyakalyia

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Reply - 'The role of nerve biopsies in the diagnosis and management of leprosy'
D. S. Ridley and Marian J. Ridley

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BOOK REVIEWS

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LEPROSY C ONTROL AND FIELD WORK
Disabled Village Children. David Werner. Hesperian Foundation • Tropical Health Technology • Leprosy Hospital, Moniaya-Ogoja, C ross River State, Nigeria • Action Health 2000 • Mission Project Service

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TEACHING MATERIALS AND SERVICES
OXFAM: booklet on multiple drug therapy • WHO publications • Combined seminars; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine • Diploma in tuberculosis and Chest Diseases, Cardiff, UK

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NEWS AND NOTES
IDRC Reports, Ottawa, Canada • International Task Force on Rural Poor, India • Essays on leprosy: distribution to medical schools in India • Handbook 0f leprosy • Action in International Medicine: AIM, London • Implementing Multiple Drug Therapy for Leprosy, OXFAM translations • International Foundation for Dermatology; site visit to Tanzania • Global control of tuberculosis and vaccine development. DANIDA: Danish Department of International Cooperation • International Youth Workshop on Leprosy and Health, Munich, May 1989 • Second National Meeting of the Spanish Group on Mycobacteriology

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