Knowledge and attitudes towards tuberculosis among the people living in Kudat district, Sabah

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 502-511

  Koay, T K ^a  

^a Kudat Health Office   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Knowledge; Kudat; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 18244386503     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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