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Caregivers’ views on stigmatization and discrimination of people affected by leprosy in Ghana

BACKGROUND: Leprosy is a condition that has long been associated with stigma and discrimination, even when infected persons have been cured. This paper describes stigma and discrimination as viewed by caregivers who are associated with people affected by leprosy in Ghana. METHODS: A qualitative inte...

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Autores principales:	Asampong, Emmanuel, Dako–Gyeke, Mavis, Oduro, Razak
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2018
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5805356/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29377890 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006219

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