Treatment delay period: The case of arsenicosis in rural Bangladesh

Health and Place

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 580-593

  Paul, Bimal Kanti ^a   Tinnon Brock, Vicki L ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic contamination; Arsenicosis; Mobile medical teams; Rural Bangladesh; Treatment delay period; Tubewells

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC;

ARSENIC; DATA MINING; DISEASE PREVALENCE; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH RISK; POISONING; RESEARCH WORK; RURAL AREA; SYMPTOM; WELL WATER;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARSENIC POISONING; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; DATA ANALYSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THERAPY DELAY; VICTIM;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33745283950     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2005.08.010     Document Type: Article

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