Health care seeking among individuals with cough and tuberculosis: A population-based study from rural India

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 995-1000

  Fochsen, Grethe ^a   Deshpande, K ^b   Diwan, V ^b   Mishra, A ^b   Diwan, V K ^a   Thorson, A ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Ruxmaniben Deepchand Gardi Medical college   (India)

Author keywords

Cough; Gender; Health care seeking; India; TB

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INDIA; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REVIEW; RURAL POPULATION; SPUTUM EXAMINATION; SPUTUM SMEAR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COUGH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 33748601837     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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