Establishment of a Community Advisory Board (CAB) for tuberculosis control and research in the Inanda, Ntuzuma and KwaMashu (INK) area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Health Policy

Volumn 95, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 211-215

  Ntshanga, Sbongile P ^a   Ngcobo, Paulos S ^a   Mabaso, Musawenkosi L H ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

CAB; Community; INK; Research; TB control; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SOUTH AFRICA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; WORKSHOP;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; ORGANIZATIONS; POVERTY AREAS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 77950930938     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2009.12.004     Document Type: Article

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