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International Journal of Nursing & Clinical Practices Volume 3 (2016), Article ID 3:IJNCP-172, 10 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2016/172
Research Article
The Meaning of Relocation among Aging Hansen's Disease Survivors in Japan

Mikuni Oyabu1, Hitomi Yamada1, Rie Nishimoto1, Maki Sanada1, Kyoko Tsukimori1 and Makiko Kondo2*

1National Sanatorium Oshima Seisho-en
2Graduate School of Health Sciences, Okayama University, 2-5-1 Shikata, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
Dr. Makiko Kondo, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Okayama University, 2-5-1 Shikata, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan, Tel: +81-86-235-6890; E-mail: mkondo@cc.okayama-u.ac.jp
04 January 2016; 02 March 2016; 04 March 2016
Oyabu M, Yamada H, Nishimoto R, Sanada M, Tsukimori K, et al. (2016) The Meaning of Relocation among Aging Hansen's Disease Survivors in Japan. Int J Nurs Clin Pract 3: 172. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2016/172
This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number 15K15797.

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