Awareness, social acceptance and community views on leprosy and its relevance for leprosy control, Tamil Nadu

Indian Journal of Leprosy

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 233-240

  Thilakavathi, S ^a   Manickam, P ^a   Mehendale, S M ^a  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Awareness; Leprosy control; Social acceptance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DEFORMITY; DENIAL; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEPROSY CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL STIGMA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEPROSY; MALE; SOCIAL DISTANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871576530     PISSN: 02549395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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