Social and cultural dimensions of gender and tuberculosis

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 829-830

  Weiss, M G ^a   Sommerfeld, J ^b   Uplekar, M W ^c  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; GENDER; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; TUBERCULOSIS;

CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL PROBLEMS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 47149108908     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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