Stigma, gender, and their impact on patients with tuberculosis in rural Bangladesh

Anthropology and Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 139-151

  Karim, Fazlul ^a   Chowdhury, A M R ^b   Islam, Akramul ^b   Weiss, Mitchell G ^b  

^a RESEARCH AND EVALUATION DIVISION   (Bangladesh)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COUNSELING; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHAME; STIGMA; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 34547205735     PISSN: 13648470     EISSN: 14692910     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13648470701381440     Document Type: Article

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