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List of works by Wim van Brakel

A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Intervention Study to Assess the Effect of a Contact Intervention in Reducing Leprosy-Related Stigma in Indonesia

scientific article published on 20 October 2015

A scale to assess the severity of leprosy reactions

scientific article published on 01 June 2007

Adverse events of standardized regimens of corticosteroids for prophylaxis and treatment of nerve function impairment in leprosy: results from the 'TRIPOD' trials.

scientific article published on December 2003

Analysis of antibody and cytokine markers for leprosy nerve damage and reactions in the INFIR cohort in India

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Approaches and tools for measuring disability in low and middle-income countries.

scientific article published on March 2008

Assessing the Impact of the Twin Track Socio-Economic Intervention on Reducing Leprosy-Related Stigma in Cirebon District, Indonesia

scientific article published on 26 January 2019

Ballpoint pen testing: light touch versus deep pressure

scientific article published on 01 December 2002

Collaborative programmes of research in leprosy: the INFIR programme

scientific article published on 01 June 2009

Combining peer-led self-care interventions for people affected by leprosy or diabetes in leprosy-endemic countries. What do health care professionals think?

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Comparing the clinical and histological diagnosis of leprosy and leprosy reactions in the INFIR cohort of Indian patients with multibacillary leprosy

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Comparing the perception of community members towards leprosy and tuberculosis stigmatization

scientific article published on March 2015

Cultural validation of a new instrument to measure leprosy-related stigma: the SARI Stigma Scale

scientific article published on 01 March 2017

Cytokine and protein markers of leprosy reactions in skin and nerves: baseline results for the North Indian INFIR cohort

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Dehabilitation of leprosy-affected people--a study on leprosy-affected beggars.

scientific article published on December 2002

Depression and mental wellbeing in people affected by leprosy in southern Nepal

scientific article published on 01 December 2020

Disability in people affected by leprosy: the role of impairment, activity, social participation, stigma and discrimination

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Early diagnosis of neuropathy in leprosy--comparing diagnostic tests in a large prospective study (the INFIR cohort study)

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Empowerment assessment tools in people with disabilities in developing countries. A systematic literature review

scientific article published on June 1, 2012

Ensuring inter-tester reliability of voluntary muscle and monofilament sensory testing in the INFIR Cohort Study

scientific article published on June 2007

Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 306 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 188 countries, 1990-2013: quantifying the epidemiological transition

journal article published in 2015

Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

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How to reduce stigma in leprosy--a systematic literature review

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Impact of socio-economic development, contact and peer counselling on stigma against persons affected by leprosy in Cirebon, Indonesia –a randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 01 March 2017

International workshop on neuropathology in leprosy--consensus report.

scientific article published on December 2007

Interventions for erythema nodosum leprosum

scientific article (publication date: 8 July 2009)

Interventions for erythema nodosum leprosum

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Interventions for erythema nodosum leprosum. A Cochrane review.

scientific article published on December 2009

Is beggary a chosen profession among people living in a 'leprosy colony'?

scientific article published on 01 December 2002

Lay and peer counsellors to reduce leprosy-related stigma--lessons learnt in Cirebon, Indonesia

scientific article published on March 2015

Leprosy Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (LPEP) programme: study protocol for evaluating the feasibility and impact on case detection rates of contact tracing and single dose rifampicin

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Measuring Leprosy Stigma—A Preliminary Review of the Leprosy Literature

scientific article published on September 1, 2003

Measuring health-related stigma--a literature review

scientific article published on August 2006

Measuring leprosy-related stigma - a pilot study to validate a toolkit of instruments

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Monitoring the size of the leprosy problem: which epidemiological indicators should we use?

scientific article published on January 2004

Neglected Tropical Diseases, Cross-Cutting Issues Workshop, 4-6 February 2015, Utrecht, the Netherlands: meeting report

scientific article published on March 2016

Negligible risk of inducing resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis with single-dose rifampicin as post-exposure prophylaxis for leprosy

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Nerve damage in leprosy and its management

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Out of the silos: identifying cross-cutting features of health-related stigma to advance measurement and intervention

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Patient and provider perspectives on HIV and HIV-related stigma in Dutch health care settings

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Predicting neuropathy and reactions in leprosy at diagnosis and before incident events-results from the INFIR cohort study

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QUALITY OF LIFE, PERCEIVED STIGMA, ACTIVITY AND PARTICIPATION OF PEOPLE WITH LEPROSY-RELATED DISABILITIES IN SOUTH-EAST NEPAL

scholarly article by Corline Brouwers et al published 9 May 2011 in Disability, CBR and Inclusive Development

Report of the Stigma Research Workshop for the development of scientific consensus papers and field guidelines on health-related stigma, held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands from 11-14 october 2010.

scientific article published in June 2011

Review of leprosy research evidence (2002-2009) and implications for current policy and practice

scientific article published on September 1, 2010

Serological responses to prednisolone treatment in leprosy reactions: study of TNF-α, antibodies to phenolic glycolipid-1, lipoarabinomanan, ceramide and S100-B.

scientific article published on 28 July 2014

Sexual Health of Women with Spinal Cord Injury in Bangladesh

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Social implications of leprosy in the Netherlands--stigma among ex-leprosy patients in a non-endemic setting

scientific article published on June 1, 2011

Social participation of diabetes and ex-leprosy patients in the Netherlands and patient preference for combined self-care groups

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Social stigma towards neglected tropical diseases: a systematic review

scientific article published on March 2016

Steroid prophylaxis for prevention of nerve function impairment in leprosy: randomised placebo controlled trial (TRIPOD 1).

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Stigma in leprosy: concepts, causes and determinants

scientific article published on March 2014

Testing and validating a simplified scale to measure social participation of people with disabilities in Indonesia

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The INFIR Cohort Study: assessment of sensory and motor neuropathy in leprosy at baseline

scientific article published on 01 December 2005

The Impact of Leprosy on Marital Relationships and Sexual Health among Married Women in Eastern Nepal

scientific article published on 7 March 2016

The Impact of a Rights-Based Counselling Intervention to Reduce Stigma in People Affected by Leprosy in Indonesia.

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The Meaning of Leprosy and Everyday Experiences: An Exploration in Cirebon, Indonesia

scientific article published on March 20, 2013

The Participation Scale: measuring a key concept in public health

scientific article published on February 2006

The State of Affairs in Post-Exposure Leprosy Prevention: A Descriptive Meta-Analysis on Immuno- and Chemo-Prophylaxis

scientific article published on 15 October 2020

The cultural validation of two scales to assess social stigma in leprosy

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The impact of leprosy on the mental wellbeing of leprosy-affected persons and their family members - a systematic review

scientific article published on 09 June 2020

The missing millions: a threat to the elimination of leprosy

scientific article published on 23 April 2015

The prognostic importance of detecting mild sensory impairment in leprosy: a randomized controlled trial (TRIPOD 2).

scientific article published in December 2003

The role of perceptions and knowledge of leprosy in the elimination of leprosy: A baseline study in Fatehpur district, northern India

scientific article published on 05 April 2019

Towards a toolkit for cross-neglected tropical disease morbidity and disability assessment

scientific article published on March 2016

Treatment with corticosteroids of long-standing nerve function impairment in leprosy: a randomized controlled trial (TRIPOD 3).

scientific article published in December 2003

Two randomized controlled clinical trials to study the effectiveness of prednisolone treatment in preventing and restoring clinical nerve function loss in leprosy: the TENLEP study protocols

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Voluntary muscle testing and dynamometry in diagnosis of motor impairment in leprosy: a comparative study within the INFIR Cohort Study

scientific article published in September 2008

WHO disability grading: operational definitions.

scientific article published on December 2003