da Cunha F M, Melo J E, Silva M J
Hansenol Int. 1985;10(1-2):72-9.
The authors have studied 270 Hansen's disease patients diagnosed and registered at the Neurologic and Dermatologic Sanitary Unit, in Crato, Ceará, from June, 1981 till August, 1983. This work presents an analysis of the aspects of the endemy, with percentual and absolute values and compares them with the consulted data. Finally the authors emphasize the disease's morbidity and characterize it as a serious and present problem of public health in Crato, Ceará.
作者研究了1981年6月至1983年8月期间在塞阿拉州克拉图市神经和皮肤病卫生科诊断并登记的270例麻风病患者。这项工作对地方病的各个方面进行了分析,列出了百分比和绝对值,并将其与参考数据进行了比较。最后,作者强调了该疾病的发病率,并将其描述为塞阿拉州克拉图市一个严重且现存的公共卫生问题。