Increased prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis in male adults of sahariya tribe of India: A revised survey

Indian Journal of Community Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 267-271

  Sharma, P R ^a,b   Jain, Sanjay ^b   Bamezai, R N K ^c   Tiwari, P K ^a  

^a JIWAJI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c District Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Bhil; prevalence; Sahariya; sputum smear; tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955319876     PISSN: 09700218     EISSN: 19983581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0218.66887     Document Type: Article

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