Concept and impact of stigma on discrimination against leprosy sufferers - Minimizing the harm [5]

Leprosy Review

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 101-102

  Awofeso, Niyi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMITY; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LEPROSY; LEPROSY CONTROL; LETTER; NIGERIA; PATIENT RIGHT; RELIGION; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED NATIONS;

HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; LEPROSY; PREJUDICE; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 19844372485     PISSN: 03057518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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