title: The history of a leprosy sanatorium in India. A literature review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Karigiri was set up initially to be a sanatorium with a difference, and the objective of this review is to study whether this had been achieved.
  
  
  METHODS
  A broad search of 43 various publications from Karigiri.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Stigma towards leprosy lead to the creation of this sanatorium, and within 20 years of its existence it made a significant contribution to the knowledge and treatment of this disease through research, and provided skilled manpower for both India and other developing countries.
authors.affiliation: Schieffelin Institute of Health--Research and Leprosy Centre, Karigiri 632106 India. rspremkumar@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Ramaswamy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Premkumar
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000379:methods; D007914:Leper Colonies / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007918:Leprosy / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000266:history / Q000534:rehabilitation*