title: The striking hand of God: leprosy in history.
authors.affiliation: Auckland Hospital.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Beckett
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D007918:Leprosy / Q000266:history*; D009520:New Zealand