LEPROSY IN THE NETHERLANDS

Leprosy in Netherlands New Guinea.

Netherlands New Guinea, which comprises the western half of the island of New Guinea, has an area of about 152,000 SQuare miles and an estimated population of 1,000,000. Only the coastal tribes and a few in the interior, about 300,000 people in all, are under government control. Large areas of the interior are still unexplored, and living conditions there are extremely primitive. Leprosy has no...

Social implications of leprosy in the Netherlands--stigma among ex-leprosy patients in a non-endemic setting.

BACKGROUND In the Netherlands, leprosy is a rare and non-endemic disease, still occurring as an 'import disease'. Moreover a considerable group of people affected by leprosy, originating mainly from the former Dutch colonies, suffer from neuropathic complications. This study investigates the social implications of leprosy for those affected in the Netherlands. METHODS Thirty-one people affect...

Effects of impairments on activities and participation in people affected by leprosy in The Netherlands.

OBJECTIVE To assess the prevalence of impairments and evaluate the relationships between impairments, activity limitations and participation restrictions in people affected by leprosy living in The Netherlands. DESIGN A cross-sectional study. SUBJECTS Eighty-two people affected by leprosy living in The Netherlands. METHODS A postal questionnaire was performed. Impairments were inventoried...

Preliminary results of treatment of leprosy patients in The Netherlands with daily rifampicin, dapsone and clofazimine.

the u.s. policy in central asia and its impact on the colored revolutions in the region (the case study of tulip revolution in kyrgyzstan)

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