Knowledge of tuberculosis in high-risk populations: Survey of inner city minorities

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 804-810

  Marinac, J S ^a   Willsie, S K ^a   McBride, D ^a   Hamburger, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Knowledge; Survey; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CITY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; MISSOURI; POVERTY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TUBERCULOSIS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0031690627     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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