Knowledge and perceptions of tuberculosis among a sample of urban aboriginal people

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 192-198

  Brassard, Paul ^a   Anderson, Kelly K ^a   Menzies, Dick ^b   Schwartzman, Kevin ^b   Macdonald, Mary Ellen ^c  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Awareness; Tuberculosis; Urban health

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOME; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARDIZATION; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PERCEPTION; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 44649148410     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-008-9085-9     Document Type: Article

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