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Leprosy in China: delay in the detection of cases

X.-S. ChenInstitute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, National Center for STD and Leprosy Control, 12 Jiangwangmiao Street, Nanjing210042, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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W.-Z. LiInstitute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, National Center for STD and Leprosy Control, 12 Jiangwangmiao Street, Nanjing210042, China
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C. JiangInstitute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, National Center for STD and Leprosy Control, 12 Jiangwangmiao Street, Nanjing210042, China
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G.-Y. YeInstitute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, National Center for STD and Leprosy Control, 12 Jiangwangmiao Street, Nanjing210042, China
Pages 181-188 | Received 24 Aug 1999, Accepted 15 Nov 1999, Published online: 15 Nov 2016

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