Steps Toward Creating A Therapeutic Community for Inpatients Suffering from Chronic Ulcers: Lessons from Allada Buruli Ulcer Treatment Hospital in Benin.

Reducing social distance between hospital staff and patients and establishing clear lines of communication is a major challenge when providing in-patient care for people afflicted by Buruli ulcer (BU) and chronic ulcers. Research on hospitals as therapeutic communities is virtually non-existent in A...

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Main Authors: Arnaud Setondji Amoussouhoui, Roch Christian Johnson, Ghislain Emmanuel Sopoh, Ines Elvire Agbo, Paulin Aoulou, Jean-Gabin Houezo, Albert Tingbe-Azalou, Micah Boyer, Mark Nichter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-07-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4930211?pdf=render