Socio-economic dimensions of tuberculosis control: Review of studies over two decades from Tuberculosis Research Center

Journal of Communicable Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 204-215

  Muniyandi, M ^a   Ramachandran, R ^a   Balasubramanian, R ^a   Narayanan, P R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN TUBERCULOSIS   (India)

Author keywords

Economic impact; India; Prevalence of TB; RNTCP; Social impact; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INDIA; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COST OF ILLNESS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL CLASS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 33846428413     PISSN: 00195138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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