The gender differences in tuberculosis in a highly endemic region of Iran

Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1218-1220

  Alavi Naini, Roya ^a   Sharifi Mood, Batool ^a   Metanat, Malihe ^a  

^a ZAHEDAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Gender; Highly endemic region; Iran; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RECURRENCE RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

EID: 37349078995     PISSN: 16824474     EISSN: 18125727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2007.1218.1220     Document Type: Article

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