Longer delays in tuberculosis diagnosis among women in Vietnam

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 388-393

  Long, N H ^a,b   Johansson, E ^b,c   Lonnroth K ^d   Eriksson, B ^c,d   Winkvist, A ^b   Diwan, Vinod K ^c,d  

^a National Hospital of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases   (Viet Nam)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Delay; Gender; Tuberculosis; Vietnam; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPUTUM SMEAR; VIET NAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; VIETNAM; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0033021997     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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