Tuberculosis epidemiology in India: A review

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1072-1082

  Chadha, Vineet Kumar ^a  

^a NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

ARTI; Epidemiology; HIV; incidence; Infection; Mortality; Multidrug resistance; Prevalence; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

FATALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MORTALITY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TUBERCULOSIS;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT;

EID: 26444613205     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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