@article{3336, keywords = {Balneology, Female, History, 19th Century, History, 20th Century, Humans, Japan, Leper Colonies, leprosy, Male, Patient Isolation, Patient Rights}, author = {Mori S and Kato S and Yokoyama H and Tanaka U and Kaneda S}, title = {[The history of Yunosawa village and the policy of leprosy of Japan. I].}, abstract = {
There was a village which was called Yunosawa, lots of leprosy patients lived, existed from 1887 to 1941, Kusatu town, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. It was the only place continued securing self-government to the last as area was free from the isolation policy of State in prewar days there. The aim of this study will make clear the dynamism of "The protection from the tension of the society of leprosy patient currently persecuted" to "The defense of the society from the leprosy patient who is a source of infection". In this study, it outlined what community of Yunosawa village. This seen here was not an image called the illness person's group but the advanced community, and was equipped fully with an autonomous system, institution, etc.
}, year = {2003}, journal = {Nihon Hansenbyo Gakkai zasshi = Japanese journal of leprosy : official organ of the Japanese Leprosy Association}, volume = {72}, pages = {11-25}, month = {2003 Feb}, issn = {1342-3681}, language = {jpn}, }