Is knowledge of leprosy adequate among teachers? A comparative study

Leprosy Review

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 28-33

  Rajaratnam, Jolly ^a   Abel, Rajaratnam ^a,b   Arumai, Mathew ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Ruhsa Department   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL FEATURE; HEALTH EDUCATION; INDIA; LEPROSY; LEPROSY CONTROL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; RURAL AREA; STUDENT; TEACHER;

EID: 0032921244     PISSN: 03057518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19990007     Document Type: Article

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