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‘Client satisfaction’ – guidelines for assessing the quality of leprosy services from the clients’ perspective

Authors
M. van Dijk, J. Visschedijk, Anke van der Kwaak
Publication year
2003

Every year, over half a million new leprosy are detected. Since there is no evidence that the transmission in high endemic countries has been substantially interrupted, it is expected that in the coming years considerable numbers of leprosy patients will continue to report to health facilities.

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