Global Health Action
Volume 5, 2012 - Issue 1
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Original Articles
Disability in people affected by leprosy: the role of impairment, activity, social participation, stigma and discrimination
Wim H. van BrakelRoyal Tropical Institute (KIT), Amsterdam, Netherlands;Athena Institute, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
, Benyamin SihombingSub Directorate for Leprosy and Yaws, MOH, Jakarta, Indonesia;Department of Medicine, National University of SingaporeSingapore
, Hernani DjarirSub Directorate for Leprosy and Yaws, MOH, Jakarta, Indonesia
, Kerstin BeiseSub Directorate for Leprosy and Yaws, MOH, Jakarta, Indonesia
, Laksmi KusumawardhaniNetherlands Leprosy Relief, Jakarta, Indonesia
, Rita YulihaneSub Directorate for Leprosy and Yaws, MOH, Jakarta, Indonesia
, Indra KurniasariSub Directorate for Leprosy and Yaws, MOH, Jakarta, Indonesia
, Muhammad KasimNational Leprosy Training Centre, Makassar, Indonesia
, Kadek I. KesumaningsihNational Leprosy Training Centre, Makassar, Indonesia
& Annelies Wilder-SmithDepartment of Medicine, National University of SingaporeSingapore;Institute of Public Health, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Received 21 Mar 2012, Accepted 19 Jun 2012, Published online: 19 Jul 2012
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