LEPROSY IN NORWAY
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Leprosy in Norway: an interplay of research and public health work.
The history of leprosy in Norway is characterized by achievements reached through mutual fertilization and cooperation between research and public health work. Of the milestones that mark the paths of the story, one dates back to 1849, when a clinical research center for leprosy was established with the opening of a special leprosy hospital, Lungegaard Hospital, in Bergen. This hospital gave th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medical History
سال: 1965
ISSN: 0025-7273,2048-8343
DOI: 10.1017/s0025727300030118