Tuberculosis in Pakistan: Socio-cultural constraints and opportunities in treatment

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 247-254

  Khan, Amir ^a,b   Walley, John ^b   Newell, James ^b   Imdad, Naghma ^c  

^a Association for Social Development   (Pakistan)

^b NUFFIELD INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^c 71 75 Clarendon Road LS2 9PL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Developing countries; DOTS; Pakistan; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; HEALTH CARE; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; PAKISTAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONFIDENTIALITY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PROGNOSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS;

PAKISTAN;

EID: 0033992584     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00279-8     Document Type: Article

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