01220nas a2200301   4500000000100000008004100001260000900042653001500051653001000066653000900076653001000085653001100095653001100106653001200117653000900129653001600138653002200154100001100176700001100187700001200198700001200210700001300222245005800235300000900293490000600302520059600308022001400904       1989                            d  c198910aAdolescent10aAdult10aAged10aChina10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aSocial Conditions1 aMa H D1 aYe G Y1 aShu H W1 aJiang C1 aZhou D S00aStudies on social medicine and leprosy in east China.  a61-40 v43 a<p>Leprosy is a disease in which the social, economic, cultural and environmental factors play an important role in occurrence, spread, control, eradication and rehabilitation. Eliminating the unfavourable factors hindering leprosy control can make achieving the goal of basic eradication of leprosy in China before the end of this century possible. For this reason, since 1984 we have carried out systematic studies of the social aspects of leprosy in Baoying County, a former high-endemic area in Jiangsu Province of East China, where the endemicity of leprosy is nearing full control.</p>  a0258-8757