00872nas a2200205 4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653003100055653002600086653001100112653001000123653001900133653001200152100001400164245005500178300000800233490000700241520040400248022001400652 2003 d c2003 Feb10aAmbulatory Care Facilities10aHistory, 20th Century10aHumans10aJapan10aLeper Colonies10aleprosy1 aKikuchi I00a[Hansen's disease control in Miyakojima, Okinawa]. a3-90 v723 a

A brief history was reviewed of Hansen's disease control in Miyakojima, Okinawa. National Sanatorium Miyako Nanseien played a leading role, while Miyako Skin Clinic, an outpatient clinic present between February 21, 1970 and April 1, 1987 played an important role in finding new cases and in the treatment of some cases. A schoolchildren survey was conducted by a team of specialists in 1967.

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