Prevalence of tuberculosis suspects and their healthcare-seeking behavior in urban and rural Jordan

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 545-551

  Rumman, Khaled Abu ^b   Sabra, Nadia Abu ^b   Bakri, Faris ^c   Seita, Akihiro ^a   Bassili, Amal ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b National TB Control Programme   (Jordan)

^c JORDAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COUGHING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; JORDAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; SPUTUM SMEAR; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 53749099250     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2008.79.545     Document Type: Article

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