The impact of an IEC campaign on tuberculosis awareness and health seeking behaviour in Delhi, India

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1259-1265

  Sharma, Nandini ^a   Taneja, D K ^a   Pagare, D ^a   Saha, R ^a   Vashist, R P ^b   Ingle, G K A ^a  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Government of National Capital Territory   (India)

Author keywords

IEC; Pulmonary tuberculosis; Treatment seeking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERVIEW; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; SAMPLE; SELF REPORT; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 28444466307     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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