Tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment practices of private physicians in Karachi, Pakistan

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 769-775

  Khan, J ^a   Malik, A ^a   Hussain, H ^a   Ali, N K ^a   Akbani, F ^b   Hussain, S J ^a   Kazi, G N ^c   Hussain, S F ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b Memon Diabetic and Diagnostic Centre   (Pakistan)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; THIOACETAZONE;

ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; COUGHING; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PAKISTAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIVATE PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS; SPUTUM EXAMINATION; THORAX PAIN; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; URBAN AREA; URBAN POPULATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANOREXIA; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHEST PAIN; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COUGH; FEVER; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PAKISTAN; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIVATE PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 16844384590     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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