STEP: An intervention to address the issue of stigma related to leprosy in southern Nepal

Leprosy Review

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 316-324

  Cross, Hugh ^a   Choudhary, Ramesh ^b  

^a Mail and More   (Philippines)

^b Nepal Leprosy Trust   (Nepal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEPROSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPAL; POPULATION RESEARCH; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPROSY; MALE; NEPAL; SELF CARE; SICK ROLE;

EID: 31544458908     PISSN: 03057518     EISSN: 03057518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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