00924nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653002100055653001100076653001200087653001000099653002300109653001200132100001800144700001500162700001500177700001200192245008400204856005900288300001100347490000700358050003200365520024700397022001400644       1994                            d  c1994 Dec10aEquipment Design10aHumans10aleprosy10aNepal10aPolyvinyl Chloride10aSplints1 aTheuvenet W J1 aRuchal S P1 aSoares D J1 aRoche P00aAdvantages, indications, and the manufacturing of melted PVC waterpipe splints.  uhttp://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/1994/v65n4/pdf/v65n4a11.pdf  a385-950 v65  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>There are several indications when to use splints in the treatment of leprosy. PVC waterpipe is a cheap and easily available material in developing countries. Its advantages, indications, and the manufacturing of splints are described.</p>  a0305-7518