@article{17696,
  keywords = {Attitude to Health, Cultural Characteristics, Humans, leprosy, Nigeria, Patient Compliance, Patient Education as Topic, Prejudice},
  author = {Awofeso N},
  title = {The patient as a starting point for health education in leprosy control.},
  abstract = {<p>The current strategy for leprosy control remains the early diagnosis and effective treatment of leprosy patients with multi-drug therapy (MDT), together with the prevention and/or limitation of disabilities. This paper proposes patients-centred health education strategies that may help in the goal of eliminating leprosy as a public health problem by the year 2000, in leprosy endemic countries like Nigeria.</p>},
  year = {1994},
  journal = {Tropical doctor},
  volume = {24},
  pages = {152-4},
  month = {1994 Oct},
  issn = {0049-4755},
  doi = {10.1177/004947559402400404},
  language = {eng},
}