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Coming in from the cold
— [Europe's last remaining colony for people with leprosy] | | Author(s) | Michael Leidig |
| Journal title | British Medical Journal, vol 332, no 7540, 4 March 2006 |
| Pages | p 508 |
| Source | http://www.bmj.com |
| Keywords | Residents [care homes] ; Skin problems ; Integration ; Romania. |
| Annotation | The 24 residents of Europe's last remaining colony for people with leprosy are being integrated back into society with help from the European Union (EU) and lobbying from their own community. The care home at Tichilesti is a legacy of the Ceaucescu regime in Romania. This article outlines the history of colony and its subsequent reintegration into Romanian society. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-060308201 A |
| Classmark | KX: BLM: TO: 7AR * |
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