Leprosy: the meaning of the disease for women who carry it

• मुख्य लेखकों: Leilane Dias Santana (लेखक), Susanne Pinheiro Costa e Silva (लेखक), Margaret Olinda de Souza Carvalho e Lira (लेखक), Michelle Christini Araújo Vieira (लेखक), Nádya Thalita Novaes dos Santos (लेखक), Tuanny Ítalla Marques da Silva (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Aim: to analyze the meaning of leprosy for 28 women who were diagnosed with this disease and under medical supervision in an infectology service located in Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil. Method: the data were collected through individual interviews and its processing happened in virtue of content an...