%0 Journal Article
%T Plantar Ulcer Occurrence among Leprosy Patients in Northern Nigeria: A Study of Contributing Factors
%A Chukwueme Nkemdilim
%A Clement Adesigbe
%A Gidado Mustapha
%A Joshua Olusegun Obasanya
%A Kuye Joseph
%A Mansur Kabir
%A Tahir Dahiru
%J Archive of "Annals of African Medicine".
%D 2019
%R 10.4103/aam.aam_162_16
%X The study was conducted in three major leprosy referral hospitals in Northern Nigeria, which are NKST Rehabilitation Hospital, Benue State, Yadakunya Leprosy Hospital, Kano, and National Tuberculosis/Leprosy Training Hospital, Zaria. The main objective of the study was to investigate factors responsible for the occurrence of ulcers among leprosy patients reporting to the leprosy referral hospitals
%K Footwear
%K leprosy ulcers
%K plantar ulcers
%K Chaussures
%K ulc¨¨res de la l¨¨pre
%K ulc¨¨res plantaires
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6380119/