Prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis among the Bharia, a primitive tribe of Madhya Pradesh, central India

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 368-370

  Rao, V G ^a   Bhat, J ^a   Yadav, R ^a   Gopi, P G ^b   Selvakumar, N ^b   Wares, D F ^c  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN TUBERCULOSIS   (India)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bharia; Central India; Pulmonary tuberculosis; Tribal

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SPUTUM CULTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREVALENCE; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949498422     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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