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THE SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CORRELATES OF LEPROSY

Leprosy, one of the most chronic tropical diseases, acts as a unique psychosocial stressor for the social stigma associated with it. The present study assessed the nature of such stigma and its possible effect on the patient's mental health. Leprosy patients perceive that (a) their illness evok...

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Autores principales: Chatterjee, R.N., Nandi, D.N., Banerjee, Gauranga, Sen, Biswajit, Mukherjee, A., Banerjee, Gautam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 1989
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3172021/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21927408