Targets for global tuberculosis control

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 460-462

  Dye, Christopher ^a   Maher, D ^a   Weil, D ^a   Espinal, M ^a   Raviglione, M ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Control; Millennium Development Goals; Targets; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM DETECTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS; SPUTUM SMEAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33645673162     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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