Smith, W.C.S.

leprosy patient nerve study reaction nerve function impairment month trial group event treatment impairment registration intervention function outcome nerve damage health corticosteroids disability prednisolone analysis damage mb patients period follow-up result review type 1 reaction participant placebo incidence leprosy patients lepr rev pod interventions title issue int j lepr 2 years figure observation period randomised quality number cost-effectiveness type 1 reactions ulcer ravi 2004 effect control regimen therapy nicholls pg cohort placebo group duration remme 2006 type 2 reaction improvement type 2 reactions disease 6 months pb patients score author neuritis bangladesh effectiveness corticosteroid seboka programmes remme evidence seboka 1996 observation 6 months duration oxford university press table health care programmes consequence