Knowledge, attitude and misconceptions regarding tuberculosis in Pakistani patients

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 211-214

  Khan, Javaid Ahmed ^a   Irfan, Muhammad ^a   Zaki, Amna ^a   Beg, Madiha ^a   Hussain, Syed Fayyaz ^a   Rizvi, Nadeem ^b  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b JINNAH POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL CENTRE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAKISTAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PSYCHOTRAUMA; QUESTIONNAIRE; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PAKISTAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 33745102765     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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