Seasonal variation and prevalence of tuberculosis among health seekers in the South Western Cameroon

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 588-595

  Ane Anyangwe, I N ^a   Akenji, T N ^b   Mbacham, W F ^c   Penlap, V N ^c   Titanji, V P K ^b  

^a Faculty of Science   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BUEA   (Cameroon)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; SEX RATIO; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAMEROON; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 34248649070     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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