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A Word of Caution against the Stigma Trend in Neglected Tropical Disease Research and Control

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  • Joan Muela Ribera
  • Koen Peeters Grietens
  • Elizabeth Toomer
  • Susanna Hausmann-Muela

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  • Joan Muela Ribera & Koen Peeters Grietens & Elizabeth Toomer & Susanna Hausmann-Muela, 2009. "A Word of Caution against the Stigma Trend in Neglected Tropical Disease Research and Control," PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Public Library of Science, vol. 3(10), pages 1-4, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pntd00:0000445
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000445
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    1. Peter J Hotez, 2008. "Stigma: The Stealth Weapon of the NTD," PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Public Library of Science, vol. 2(4), pages 1-2, April.
    2. Opala, Joseph & Boillot, Francois, 1996. "Leprosy among the limba: Illness and healing in the context of world view," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 42(1), pages 3-19, January.
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    1. Ramdas, Sahienshadebie & van der Geest, Sjaak & Schallig, Henk D.F.H., 2016. "Nuancing stigma through ethnography: the case of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Suriname," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 151(C), pages 139-146.
    2. Keetie Roelen & Caroline Ackley & Paul Boyce & Nicolas Farina & Santiago Ripoll, 2020. "COVID-19 in LMICs: The Need to Place Stigma Front and Centre to Its Response," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 32(5), pages 1592-1612, December.
    3. Koen Peeters Grietens & Elizabeth Toomer & Alphonse Um Boock & Susanna Hausmann-Muela & Hans Peeters & Kirezi Kanobana & Charlotte Gryseels & Joan Muela Ribera, 2012. "What Role Do Traditional Beliefs Play in Treatment Seeking and Delay for Buruli Ulcer Disease?–Insights from a Mixed Methods Study in Cameroon," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 7(5), pages 1-8, May.

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