PSYCHO-SOCIAL ASPECTS OF LEPROSY l
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چکیده
A smog of ignorance, fear, myth, and superstition surrounds the problem of leprosy. This often reduces the chances for early diagnosis and treatment of the disease, and frequently affects the patient’s own mental attitude so as to sharply restrict his chances for ever resuming a useful, creative life. The present article describes these psycho-social implications and cites a number of ways in which their adverse consequences can on occasion be diminished or overcome.
منابع مشابه
8th International Congress of Leprology, Rio De Janeiro, 1963. Report of the Panel on Educational and Social Aspects.
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