Poor attendance at a child TB contact clinic in Malawi

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 585-587

  Nyirenda, M ^a   Sinfield, R ^a,b   Haves, S ^a   Molyneux, E M ^a   Graham, Stephen M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c MALAWI LIVERPOOL WELLCOME TRUST CLINICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Child; Contact screening; Malawi; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM SMEAR;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CHILD; CONTACT TRACING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAWI; MALE; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 33646364837     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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