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Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines the embodied and institutional forms of marginalization experienced by Mexican deportees in Tijuana. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork conducted in clinics and social service organizations, it explores how deportees are corporeally stigmatized, denied legal recognition, and pathologized as addicts in need of coercive ...
Carlos Martinez
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Leprosy in families: Clinicoepidemiological profile from a tertiary care centre
Indian Dermatology Online Journal, 2017 Objectives: The primary objective of this retrospective study was to determine the prevalence of leprosy in families, and the secondary objective was to study the clinicoepidemiological features of leprosy in families.
Sukumaran Pradeep Nair
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The role of the A C395 IFNGR1 mutation in determining susceptibility to intracellular infection in Malta [PDF]
, 2012 Background: The first human mycobacterial susceptibility gene was identified amongst four children on the island of Malta in 1995. All affected children were homozygous for a nonsense mutation at position 395 of the interferon gamma receptor 1 (IFNGR1 ...
Anderson, Suzanne T. +6 more
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Periodontology 2000, EarlyView.Abstract The primary objective is to critically analyze approaches to local therapy for periodontal disease, particularly in light of its well‐established systemic implications. We specifically address common misconceptions and overestimations regarding the potential of local treatments in contrast to their actual clinical effectiveness.
Andrea Mombelli, Alkisti Zekeridou
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Treatment advances in Vitiligo: An Updated Review
Dermatology Practical & ConceptualIntroduction Vitiligo is a common disorder of depigmentation caused by the progressive destruction of melanocytes that affects the skin, hair, and mucous membranes, clinically presenting as depigmented macules and leukotrichia.
Ishrat Binti Ismail +2 more
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Our Impressive Immune System: More Than a Defense [PDF]
, 2014 Most likely the immune system was put into place in the original human body design. We know from Exodus 20:11 and other verses that God completed His work of creation in six days.
Conrad, Jason, Gillen, Alan L.
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The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2014 Marcos, Luis A. +2 more
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Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, 2009 Leprosy is unique in terms of the nature of the causative organism (Mycobacterium leprae), the chronicity of the disease, its prolonged treatment and the definitions of "cure" and "relapse." The principal mode of assessing the efficacy of therapeutic regimens in leprosy is the "relapse rate." There are wide variations in estimates of relapse rates ...
Kaimal, Sowmya, Thappa, Devinder Mohan
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The State of Public Health in Somalia: Top 5 Challenges and Strategies for Improvement
Public Health Challenges, Volume 4, Issue 4, December 2025.Somalia's public health system is severely strained by five interconnected challenges: inadequate WASH infrastructure, widespread malnutrition and food insecurity, high burden of infectious diseases, critical gaps in maternal and child health, and the rising prevalence of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).
Yusuf Hared Abdi +4 more
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