Knowledge and awareness of tuberculosis among pre-university students in Trinidad

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 479-485

  Orrett, Fitzroy A ^a,b   Shurland, Simone M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^b Curepe Post Office   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Mycobacterium tuberculosis; PPD skin test reactivity; Students' knowledge of tuberculosis; Trinidad

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; AWARENESS; BCG VACCINE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0035653615     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012563508763     Document Type: Article

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