A Prospective Cohort Study of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Risk and Opium Addiction in South Eastern Iran

Opium addiction and cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) are endemic in different parts of Iran, particularly in Bam, where a massive earthquake occurred. This study was designed to compare the incidence rate and severity of CL cases among opium addicted and non-addicted individuals in south-eastern Iran. T...

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Main Authors: Aflatoonian, Mohammad Reza, Sharifi, Iraj, Hakimi Parizi, Maryam, Fekri, Ali Reza, Aflatoonian, Behnaz, Sharifi, Maryam, Khosravi, Ahmad, Khamesipour, Ali, Sharifi, Hamid
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3930687/