Children and adolescents' attitude towards having leprosy in a high endemic district of India.
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PITCHAIMANI GOVINDHARAJ*, JOYDEEPA DARLONG**, ANNAMMA S JOHN*** & SURESH MANI**** *Research Scholar, Department of Sociology, Bharathidasan University, Tamilnadu, India **Deputy Superintendent, The Leprosy Mission Hospital, P.O Box-09, P.S & D.t-Purulia, West Bengal, Pin: 723 101, India ***Head – Research & Training, The Leprosy Mission Trust India, New Delhi, India ****Research Scholar, Universiti Kebansaan Malaysia, Malaysia
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Leprosy review
دوره 87 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016