Tuberculosis, vulnerability, and access to quality care

JAMA

Volumn 293, Issue 22, 2005, Pages 2790-2793

  Hopewell, Philip C ^a   Pai, Madhukar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; RISK FACTOR;

HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 20144365427     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.293.22.2790     Document Type: Note

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