2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The development of medicine and policy in Modern Japan
| Project/Area Number |
20800028
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (Start-up)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Sociology/History of science and technology
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| Research Institution | Osaka University |
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Principal Investigator |
HIROKAWA Waka Osaka University, 総合学術博物館, 助教 (10513096)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2009
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| Keywords | 医療 / ハンセン病 / 医学史 / 感染症 |
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| Research Abstract |
It is concluded that there is a regional difference in the way of treatment of leprosy patients in modern Japan based on the difference of local regal system. The historical development of leprosy medicine in Japan and the actual conditions of the prevalence of leprosy in Japan had an effect on the policy toward leprosy. In comparison with medicine and policy of several foreign countries, characteristics of Japanese become clear.
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