Gender differences in health care utilization and outcome of respiratory tuberculosis in Alexandria

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 741-756

  Kamel, M I ^a   Rashed, S ^a   Foda, N ^a   Mohie, A ^a   Loutfy, M ^b  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EGYPT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREDICTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIDE EFFECT; SOCIAL BELIEF; SPUTUM EXAMINATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EGYPT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MEN; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; URBAN HEALTH; WOMEN;

EID: 16844383496     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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