Female-male differences at various clinical steps of tuberculosis management in rural Bangladesh

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1336-1339

  Karim, Fazlul ^a,b,e   Ahmed, F ^c   Begum, I ^c   Johansson, E ^a,d   Diwan, V K ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Research and Evaluation Division   (Bangladesh)

^c RESEARCH AND EVALUATION DIVISION   (Bangladesh)

^d NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

^e Division of International Health IHCAR   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; DOTS programme; Female male differences; Gender

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CONVALESCENCE; DATA BASE; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEX RATIO; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SPUTUM EXAMINATION; SPUTUM SMEAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

ADULT; BANGLADESH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SEX RATIO; TUBERCULOSIS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 56249118386     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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