Health seeking and knowledge about tuberculosis among persons with pulmonary symptoms and tuberculosis cases in Bangalore slums

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1268-1273

  Suganthi, P ^a   Chadha, V K ^a   Ahmed, J ^a   Umadevi, G ^a   Kumar, P ^a   Srivastava, R ^a   Magesh, V ^a   Gupta, J ^a   Sharda, M A ^a  

^a NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Health seeking patterns; India; Knowledge; Pulmonary symptoms; Slums; Tuberculosis cases

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INDIA; KNOWLEDGE; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POVERTY AREAS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 56249109782     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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