Sociocultural Aspects of Tuberculosis Control in Ethiopia

Medical Anthropology Quarterly

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 183-201

  Vecchiato, Norbert L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Ethnomedical knowledge; Primary health care; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN MEDICINE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ETHIOPIA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0031159181     PISSN: 07455194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/maq.1997.11.2.183     Document Type: Article

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