A survey of TB services in hospitals in seven large cities in Asia and North Africa

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 739-746

  Chiang, Chen Yuan ^a,j   Trebucq A ^a   Billo, N ^a   Khortwong, P ^b   Elmoghazy, E ^c   Begum, V ^d   Aditama, T Y ^e   Ansari, A ^f   Baral, S C ^g,h   Vianzon, R G ⁱ  

^a INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE   (France)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Egypt)

^d National TB Control Programme   (Bangladesh)

^e UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

^f WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^h Health Research and Social Development Forum   (Nepal)

ⁱ DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Philippines)

^j NONE   (Taiwan)

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Author keywords

City; Hospital; TB

Indexed keywords

ASIA; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; NORTH AFRICA; PHILIPPINES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; REVIEW; THAILAND;

AFRICA, NORTHERN; ASIA; CITIES; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; MALE; TUBERCULOSIS; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 34447332503     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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