Assessing health seeking behaviour among tuberculosis patients in rural South Africa

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 619-627

  Pronyk, P M ^a   Makhubele, M B ^a   Hargreaves, J R ^a   Tollman, S M ^a   Hausler, H P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Delay; Health seeking behaviour; South Africa; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SOUTH AFRICA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0034940812     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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