Tuberculosis knowledge among patients in out-patient settings in Split, Croatia

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 780-785

  Jurcev Savicevic, Anamarija ^a   Popovic Grle, S ^b   Milovac, S ^c   Ivcevic, I ^c   Vukasovic, M ^c   Viali, V ^c   Zivkovic, K ^c  

^a Public Health Institute of Split and Dalmatia County   (Croatia)

^b University Hospital for Lung Diseases Jordanovac   (Croatia)

^c General Practice Office   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Croatia; Knowledge; Prevention; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROATIA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CROATIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 47149085839     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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