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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Time-to-Disability Determinants Among Leprosy Patients Enrolled for Treatment at ALERT Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Survival Analysis

Bezanesh Melese Masresha1 Department of Statistics, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Amhara, Ethiopia;2 Department of Statistics, University of Gondar, Gondar, Amhara, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Hailegebrael Birhan Biresaw1 Department of Statistics, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Amhara, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7488-3668View further author information
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Yikeber Abebaw Moyehodie1 Department of Statistics, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Amhara, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9275-8705View further author information
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Solomon Sisay Mulugeta1 Department of Statistics, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Amhara, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7263-9634View further author information
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Pages 2729-2741 | Published online: 30 May 2022

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