Adverse events of standardized regimens of corticosteroids for prophylaxis and treatment of nerve function impairment in leprosy: results from the 'TRIPOD' trials.

Richardus, Jan H; Withington, Stephen G; Anderson, Alison M; Croft, Richard P; Nicholls, Peter G; Van Brakel, Wim H; Smith, W Cairns S

Richardus, Jan H; Withington, Stephen G; Anderson, Alison M; Croft, Richard P; Nicholls, Peter G; Van Brakel, Wim H; Smith, W Cairns S.

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Richardus JH; Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands. j.richardus@erasmusmc.nl

Lepr Rev ; 74(4): 319-27, 2003 Dec.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-14750577

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Leprosy/complications; Leprosy/drug therapy; Prednisolone/adverse effects; Sensation Disorders/prevention & control; Adolescent; Adult; Confidence Intervals; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Double-Blind Method; Drug Administration Schedule; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Nepal; Odds Ratio; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases/etiology; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases/prevention & control; Prednisolone/administration & dosage; Prednisolone/standards; Primary Prevention/methods; Probability; Risk Assessment; Sensation Disorders/etiology; Severity of Illness Index; Treatment Outcome

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Prednisolone / Sensation Disorders / Leprosy Type of study: Clinical_trials / Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: Lepr Rev Year: 2003 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Netherlands Country of publication: United kingdom

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