Why do patients with a cough delay seeking care at Lusaka urban health centres? A health systems research approach

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 796-805

  Godfrey Faussett, P ^a   Kaunda, H ^a   Kamanga, J ^a   Van Beers, S ^a   Van Cleeff, M ^a   Kumwenda Phiri, R ^a   Tihon, V ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cough; Delay; Health systems research; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DISABILITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; URBAN POPULATION; ZAMBIA;

ADULT; COUGH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; ZAMBIA;

EID: 0036727250     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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