Sustainable leprosy related disability care within integrated general health services: Findings from Salem District, India

Leprosy Review

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 353-361

  Madhavan, K ^a   Vijayakumaran, P ^b   Ramachandran, L ^c   Manickam, C ^d   Rajmohan, R ^d   Mathew, Jacob ^b   Krishnamurthy, P ^b  

^a Lep   (India)

^b Damien Foundation India Trust India   (India)

^c District Leprosy Office   (India)

^d St Mary's Leprosy Centre   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISABILITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INDIA; LEPROSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL STAFF; SELF CARE; ULCER HEALING;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DISABLED PERSONS; HUMANS; INDIA; LEPROSY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SELF CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 38649138749     PISSN: 03057518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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