Perceptions of tuberculosis patients about private providers before and after implementation of revised national tuberculosis control programme

Indian Journal of Tuberculosis

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 185-190

  Jaggarajamma, K ^a   Balambal, R ^a   Muniyandi, M ^a   Vasantha, M ^a   Thomas, Beena ^a   Nirupa, C ^a   Sudha, G ^a   Chandrasekaran, V ^a   Wares, Fraser ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN TUBERCULOSIS   (India)

^b World Health Organisation   (India)

Author keywords

India; Perceptions; Private providers; Private public mix; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONFIDENTIALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 76149122493     PISSN: 00195707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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