Disability, mental health, stigma and discrimination and neglected tropical diseases
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Stigma and the Social Burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases
‘‘They are hiding their skin so that people cannot see them. I have not heard of anyone who wants others to know about it. No one will allow them to lead, and many people ignore them. They are considered dangerous. People fear contact with them. I feel sorry for them. Even me, I feared that from staying and meeting them we could get the disease ... They find it hard to marry, and marriages can ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0035-9203,1878-3503
DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/traa160