Epidemiology of tuberculosis and leprosy, Sabah, Malaysia

Tuberculosis

Volumn 84, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 8-18

  Dony, Jiloris F ^a   Ahmad, Jamaliah ^a   Tiong, Yap Khen ^a  

^a Sabah Health Department Malaysia   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Highest notification rate; Sabah; Status of tuberculosis and leprosy; Surveillance system; TB HMIS

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LEPROSY; MALAYSIA; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; OUTPATIENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REDUCTION; SPUTUM SMEAR; STANDARDIZATION; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0346461706     PISSN: 14729792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2003.08.002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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