Delineating disease: Self-management of leprosy identities in South India

Medical Anthropology: Cross Cultural Studies in Health and Illness

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 69-88

  Staples, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Andhra Pradesh; Begging; Compensation; Development; Leprosy; NGOs; Policy; South India

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE CONTROL; ETHNIC GROUP; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEPROSY; MANAGEMENT; OBSERVATION; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SELF CARE; SOCIAL ASPECT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH EDUCATION; LEPROSY CONTROL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INDIA; LEPER COLONIES; LEPROSY; POVERTY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 2442616240     PISSN: 01459740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01459740490276075     Document Type: Review

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