Dehabilitation of leprosy-affected people - A study on leprosy-affected beggars

Leprosy Review

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 346-355

  Kaur, Harvinder ^a,c   Van Brakel, Wim ^b  

^a India   (India)

^b TLM Research Resource Centre   (India)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY CARE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LEPROSY; MALE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LEPROSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 0036955272     PISSN: 03057518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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