Stigma in leprosy: Miles to go!

Indian Journal of Leprosy

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 137-145

  Sinha, A ^a   Kushwaha, A S ^a   Kotwal, A ^a   Sanghi, S ^b   Verma, A K ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Department of Pathology Command Hospital Southern Command   (India)

Author keywords

Leprosy; P scale; Participation restriction; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISABILITY SEVERITY; DISEASE DURATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LEPROSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE INJURY; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN CARE; STIGMA; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LEPROSY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79251557465     PISSN: 02549395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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