Participation level of the leprosy patients in society

Indian Journal of Leprosy

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 181-187

  Singh, S ^a   Sinha, A K ^a   Banerjee, B G ^a   Jaswal, N ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Deformity; Leprosy; Participation restriction; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEFORMITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; LEPROSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; ADOLESCENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABLED PERSON; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEPROSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956209805     PISSN: 02549395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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