Prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis on the roof of the world

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 909-913

  Alvi, A R ^a   Hussain, Syed Fayyaz ^a   Shah, M A ^a   Khalida, M ^a   Shamsudin, M ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Prevalence; Rapid village survey; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COUGHING; CROWDING; FEMALE; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPUTUM SMEAR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0031791935     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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