Volume: 70 - Number: 2 - year 1999
Editor's Choice
Diana N. J. Lockwood
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19990014
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EDITORIAL
Leprosy Review: origin, policy, content, circulation, finances and the future
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19990015
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REVIEW ARTICLES
Leprosy: applying qualitative techniques to research and intervention
J. A. Ogden and J. D. H. Porter
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19990016
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SCIENCE COMMENTARY
How Mycobacterium leprae infects peripheral nerves
V. H. Freedman, D. E. Weinstein and G. Kaplan
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19990017
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Nerve function impairment in leprosy: design, methodology and intake status of a prospective cohort study of 2664 new leprosy cases in Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Acute Nerve Damage Study
I. R. P. Croft, J. H. Richardus, P. G. Nicholls and W. C. S. Smith
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19990018
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Case detection, gender and disability in leprosy in Bangladesh: a trend analysis
J. H. Richardus, A. Meima, R. P. Croft and J. D. F. Habbema
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19990019
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Leprosy elimination through integrated basic health services in Myanmar: the role of midwives
S. Barua, S. Wakai, T. Shwe and T. Umenai
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19990020
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Grading impairment in leprosy
W. H. Van Brakel, N. K. Reed and D. S. Reed
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19990021
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Factors associated with impairment in new leprosy patients
A. Meima, P. R. Saunderson, S. Gebre, K. Desta, G. J. Van Oortmarssen and J. D. F. Habbema
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19990022
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FURTHER EDUCATION
Ulcer surgery for non-specialist surgeons
Roland O. Kazen
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19990023
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Improved method of reporting disability grades in POD programs
G. N. Malaviya
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Nerve growth factor (NGF) concentrations in cultured human keratinocytes exposed to M. leprae cell free extract
P. Facer, D. Mann, G. Terenghi and P. Anand
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The tragedy of deformity in childhood leprosy
P. J. Hammond and P. S. S. Sundar Rao
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Ophthalmic Course, Karigiri, India, March 1999
T. J. Ffvtche
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TEACHING MATERIALS AND SERVICES
International course on Management of Rehabilitation and prevention of Impairment and Disability (RPOID) in 1999 • Forum on leprosy • TALC (Teaching Aids at Low Cost) 1 999 Newsletter • Fellowships and grants from the Wellcome Trust, London • Tuberculosis: important international media • TALCs partnership book programme • The Research Training Programme of The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine • TALMilep: Teaching and Learning Materials for Leprosy • WHO conferences on TB treatment
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NEWS AND NOTES
LEPRA creates new fund in memory of Dick Rees • WHO publication: 'Tuberculosis Control and Medical Schools' • Donors fail to meet commitments • Report of WHOrrDR Scientific Working Group on the Utilization of Genomic Information for Tropical Disease Drug and Vaccine Discovery: Geneva, 8-20 February 1998 • Deciphering the biology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from the complete genome sequence • Definitive guide to the United Kingdom charity sector • New publication: 'Tuberculosis in Childhood' • Does anyone use the Internet? • More Topics in International Health: the Wellcome Trust • New publication: 'Tuberculosis . An Interdisciplinary Perspective' • AIDS cases soar • A Directory of History of Medicine Collections, USA • WHO target draws veil over leprosy • FDA approves new anti-tuberculosis drug • Changes at WHO: 'Budget set to reflect new priorities' • AIDS strains Zambia • 'Essential Drugs: Action for Equity'. WHO Action Programme on Essential Drugs
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