Diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis at basic health care facilities in rural Vietnam: A survey of knowledge and reported practices among health staff

Health Policy

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-8

  Hoa, Nguyen Phuong ^a,b   Diwan, Vinod Kumar ^b   Thorson, Anna Eva Karin ^b  

^a Natl Inst of TB/Resp Diseases   (Viet Nam)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Health staff; Knowledge; Practice; Tuberculosis; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; VIET NAM;

EID: 14844316302     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2004.02.013     Document Type: Article

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