[Clinicoepidemiology of patients admitted to "El Rincon" hospital]

The Provincial Direction of Public Health of Havana oriented the performance of this study in order to investigate lepers and people living with them, mainly from a clinicoepidemiologic viewpoint. The study was elaborated and developed by the Provincial and National Groups of Dermatology as well as by the Provincial Group of Epidemiology in the Ariguanabo region.