Is leprosy a telluric disease?
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Leprosy and "a disease called leprosy".
Despite argu ments p u t forward in L eprosy R eview ( 1 9 7 2 ) 4 3 , 691 0 5 , t here is a case for retaining the subsfa nce of current term inology related to leprosy , part i cularly because of it s va lue to fund-raising. I n any eve n t , t h e p u b lic will not co-ope ra te in the adoption of new te rm inology , bu t find a vital role for t he l inguist ic associations of leprosy . Ackn...
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عنوان ژورنال: Public Health
سال: 1894
ISSN: 0033-3506
DOI: 10.1016/s0033-3506(05)82397-2