Kingdom of the sick : a history of leprosy and Japan /

In this groundbreaking work, Susan L. Burns examines the history of leprosy in Japan from medieval times until the present. At the center of Kingdom of the Sick is the rise of Japan's system of national leprosy sanitaria, which today continue to house more than 1,500 former patients, many of wh...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Burns, Susan L., 1958- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2019]
Subjects:
1900-1999
Leprosy > Japan > History > 20th century.
Leprosy > Patients > Japan > History > 20th century.
Leprosy > Government policy > Japan > History > 20th century.
Leprosy > history
Quarantine > history
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Hospitals, Isolation > history
Hospitals, Chronic Disease > history
Social Stigma
History, 20th Century
Lèpre > Japon > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Lépreux > Japon > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Lèpre > Politique gouvernementale > Japon > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Médecine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
HISTORY > Asia > Japan.
Leprosy
Leprosy > Government policy
Leprosy > Patients
Japan
History
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