Hansen's disease in Japan: A brief history

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 629-633

  Kikuchi, Ichiro ^a,b  

^a National Leprosarium Miyako Nanseien   (Japan)

^b National Leprosarium Miyako Nanseien   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ART; ARTICLE; CLERGY; HISTORY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; JAPAN; LEPROSY; LEPROSY CONTROL;

HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMANS; JAPAN; LEPER COLONIES; LEPROSY; MISSIONS AND MISSIONARIES; PORTRAITS;

EID: 0031204662     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.1997.00230.x     Document Type: Article

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