Community care of the physically disabled due to leprosy
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Community care of the physically disabled due to leprosy
This preliminary presentation based on extensive field studies carried out by Bombay Leprosy Project, a research-oriented NGO, portrays the alarming dimensions of the disease burden felt by rural communities and recommends a cost effective field model. This study in an adopted rural population in Shahapur "taluka" of Thane District assumes tremendous significance and is worthy of replication in...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Dermatology Online Journal
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2229-5178
DOI: 10.4103/2229-5178.85994