Out of the shadow of leprosy : the Carville letters and stories of the Landry family /

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In 1924, when thirty-two-year-old Edmond Landry kissed his family good-bye and left for the leprosarium in Carville, Louisiana, leprosy (now referred to as Hansen's Disease) stigmatized and disfigured but did not kill. Those with leprosy were incarcerated in the federal hospital and isolated fr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Manes, Claire, 1943-
Otros Autores: Landry, Edmond, 1891-1932
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2013
Temas:
Landry, Edmond, > 1891-1932.
Landry family.
Landry, Edmond, > 1891-1932
National Hansen's Disease Programs (U.S.) > History.
National Hansen's Disease Programs (U.S.)
Leprosy > Patients > Louisiana > Carville > Correspondence.
Leprosy > Hospitals > Louisiana > Carville > History > Sources.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Medical.
MEDICAL > Forensic Medicine.
MEDICAL > Preventive Medicine.
MEDICAL > Public Health.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disease & Health Issues.
Leprosy > Hospitals.
Louisiana > Carville.
History.
Sources.
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