Prevalence of smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis in a rural district of Ethiopia

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 87-92

  Shargie, Estifanos Biru ^a,b   Yassin, M A ^b,c   Lindtjorn B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b Southern Nations   (Ethiopia)

^c LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Rural ethiopia; Survey; Symptom inquiry; TB prevalence

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SMEAR; SPUTUM EXAMINATION; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 33144469994     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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