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. 2008 May 14;2(5):e237.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000237.

Stigma and the social burden of neglected tropical diseases

Mitchell G Weiss  1
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Stigma and the social burden of neglected tropical diseases

Mitchell G Weiss. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. .
No abstract available

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The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Medline Citations for Social Stigma (1965–2007).
The annual number of citations for articles identified in a search for “stigma” as a text word (i.e., in the title or abstract) and excluding references to usage as a botanical term.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Alternative Formulations of Social Stigma.
Figure 3
Figure 3. Extending Scambler's Hidden Distress Model of Stigma to Facilitate Strategic Interventions.
Figure 4
Figure 4. Points of Intervention to Mitigate Stigmatizing and being Stigmatized.
Figure 5
Figure 5. Public Health Banner to Counter Stigma through Awareness of Treatment, at Brigade Road Construction Site, Bangalore, India.
Photograph: M. G. Weiss, 1992.
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