Delays in TB hospital diagnosis - A major threat for the HIV/AIDS situation in a society: A study of TB as an opportunistic infection in southern Malawi

Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 55-64

  Kanyerere, Thokozani Olex ^a,b   Aase, Asbjørn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Geographical variation; Opportunistic infection; Patient's delay; Prevalence and incidence; TB diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DISEASE TREATMENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; TUBERCULOSIS;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; MALAWI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 17044366562     PISSN: 00291951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00291950510020529     Document Type: Article

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