title: The decline of leprosy in Japan: patterns and trends 1964-2008.
authors.affiliation: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, UK.
authors.forename: Ai
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koba
authors.forename: Norihisa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: Shuichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: Paul E M
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Fine
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D007918:Leprosy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors