Tuberculosis in the WHO South-East Asia Region

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 164-165

  Nair, Nani ^a   Wares, Fraser ^a   Sahu, Suvanand ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ABSENTEEISM; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BANGLADESH; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDITORIAL; GENDER BIAS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INDONESIA; INFECTION RISK; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MIGRANT BIRD; MIXED INFECTION; MORTALITY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; MYANMAR; NEPAL; POVERTY; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; RACISM; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77649130953     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.09.073874     Document Type: Editorial

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