Gender differences in delays in diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 329-334

  Karim, Fazlul ^a,b,c   Islam, Md Akramul ^a   Chowdhury, A M R ^a   Johansson, Eva ^b   Diwan, Vinod K ^b  

^a RESEARCH AND EVALUATION DIVISION   (Bangladesh)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Division of International Health IHCAR   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Delay; DOTS; Gender; Service provider; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; THERAPY DELAY; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; BANGLADESH; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 34548022615     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czm026     Document Type: Article

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