Knowledge, attitudes and risk perceptions about tuberculosis: US National Health Interview Survey

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1261-1267

  Marks, Suzanne M ^a,b   DeLuca, N ^a   Walton, W ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Knowledge; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL AMERICA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICO; NEGRO; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRISONERS; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 56249091782     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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