Screening contacts of children with tuberculosis: An important and worthwhile part of case management

Papua and New Guinea Medical Journal

Volumn , Issue 2, 1997, Pages 69-73

  Fuimaono, A ^a   Vince, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA   (Papua New Guinea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGE; ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTACT EXAMINATION; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASES; ENGLISH SPEAKING AFRICA; EXAMINATIONS AND DIAGNOSES; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INFECTIONS; JUVENILE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; NIGERIA; POPULATION; POPULATION AND POPULATION RELATED PHENOMENA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESEARCH REPORT; SCREENING; TREATMENT; TUBERCULOSIS; WESTERN AFRICA;

AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; ENGLISH SPEAKING AFRICA; EXAMINATIONS AND DIAGNOSES; HEALTH; INFECTIONS; NIGERIA; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; SCREENING; TREATMENT; TUBERCULOSIS; WESTERN AFRICA; YOUTH;

ADOLESCENT; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTACT TRACING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0031150630     PISSN: 00311480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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