Tuberculosis and patient gender in Bangladesh: Sex differences in diagnosis and treatment outcome

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 604-610

  Begum, V ^a   De Colombani, P ^a   Das Gupta, S ^a   Salim, A H ^a   Hussain, H ^a   Pietroni, M ^a   Rahman, S ^a   Pahan, D ^a   Borgdorff, M W ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Diagnosis; DOTS; Gender; Treatment; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REGISTER; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPUTUM EXAMINATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BANGLADESH; CHILD; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0034940223     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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