A woman with leprosy is in double jeopardy

Leprosy Review

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 128-143

  Morrison, Amy ^a,b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOFAZIMINE; DAPSONE; LEPROSTATIC AGENT; RIFAMPICIN;

AFRICA; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INDIA; LEPROSY; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 0033911147     PISSN: 03057518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.20000016     Document Type: Review

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