New concepts of hospitalization of hanseniasis patients and their practical application in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Five large specialized "asilo-colônias" were founded in the early thirties in São Paulo with two main objectives —asylum for the physically and/or socially handicapped "lepers", and compulsory isolation for infectious patients. The former degenerated by abuse and institutionalis...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Instituto Lauro de Souza Lima
1976-11-01
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| Series: | Hansenologia Internationalis |
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| Online Access: | https://periodicos.saude.sp.gov.br/hansenologia/article/view/36041 |