Knowledge about tuberculosis and its treatment among new pulmonary TB patients in the north and central regions of Vietnam

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 603-608

  Hoa, Nguyen Phuong ^a,b,d   Diwan, V K ^b,c   Co, N V ^a   Thorson, A E K ^b  

^a Natl Inst of TB and Lung Diseases   (Viet Nam)

^b Division of International Health IHCAR   (Sweden)

^c NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Health education; Knowledge; Tuberculosis; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS MEDIUM; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; VIET NAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; VIETNAM;

EID: 2442466913     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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