Traditional healers and pulmonary tuberculosis in Malawi

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 231-234

  Brouwer, J A ^a   Boeree, M J ^b   Kager, P ^a   Varkevisser, C M ^c   Harries, A D ^b,d  

^a Division of Infectious Diseases   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d National Tuberculosis Control Programme   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Malawi; Pulmonary tuberculosis; Traditional healers

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPUTUM SMEAR; TATTOO; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALAWI; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0031952444     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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