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At the intersection of disability and masculinity: Exploring gender and bodily difference in India [PDF]
, 2011 This is the accepted version of the following article: STAPLES, J. (2011), At the intersection of disability and masculinity: exploring gender and bodily difference in India. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, 17: 545–562.
Staples, J
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019 Introduction A high proportion of grade 2 disability (visible deformity) is indicative of delay in detection of leprosy and leprosy is one of the major causes of preventable disability.
G. Srinivas +5 more
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Putting Indian christianities into context: Biographies of christian conversion in a leprosy colony [PDF]
, 2014 Gandhian and Hindutva-inspired discourses around conversions to Christianity in India over-simplify the historical nexus of relations between missionaries, converts and the colonial state.
Staples, J
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JAMA dermatology, 2019 Importance The World Health Organization (WHO) 2016-2020 Global Leprosy Strategy aims to reinvigorate efforts to control leprosy and avert leprosy disability to less than 1 per million population.
H. L. de Paula +7 more
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Trials, 2018 Background The annual new-case detection rate for leprosy, while generally stable over the last decade, shows that transmission rates have remained stagnant despite the successful worldwide administration of multidrug therapy since the 1980s.
Daiane Santos dos Santos +7 more
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Journal of Dermatological Treatment, 2023 Background Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is an adjunctive treatment in androgenetic alopecia (AGA). Its role as a monotherapy, when compared to FDA-approved therapies in moderate grades of androgenetic alopecia is not established.
Mithinkumar Balasundaram +2 more
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Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2016 Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. This bacillus has a high predilection for skin and peripheral nerves. The scalp’s anatomical properties do not favor the development of such mycobacterium. We report a case of leprosy with scalp involvement, a rare occurrence in our literature.
Macedo, Raila de Brito +4 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019 Background With the introduction of new interventions to prevent leprosy, such as post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) given to contacts of leprosy patients, it is necessary to update our understanding of knowledge and perception of leprosy among the ...
A. T. van 't Noordende +5 more
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