Gender differences in tuberculosis: A prevalence survey done in Bangladesh

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 952-957

  Hamid Salim, M A ^a   Declercq, Etienne ^b   Van Deun, A ^c   Saki, K A R ^a  

^a Damien Foundation Bangladesh   (Bangladesh)

^b Damien Foundation   (Belgium)

^c INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Gender; Population survey; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BANGLADESH; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BANGLADESH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 3543095620     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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