Direct patient costs associated with tuberculosis diagnosis in Yemen and Nepal

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 165-170

  Ramsay, A ^a,b   Al Agbhari, N ^c   Scherchand, J ^d   Al Sonboli, N ^c   Almotawa, A ^a   Gammo, M ^a   Gauchan, P ^d   Yassin, M A ^a   Cuevas, Luis E ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME   (United States)

^c Tuberculosis Research Centre   (Yemen)

^d TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Low income countries; Rural population; Smear microscopy; Tuberculosis; Urban population

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COUGHING; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; NEPAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; TUBERCULOSIS; URBAN AREA; YEMEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; COUGH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; YEMEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77049106129     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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