Investment in paediatric tuberculosis prevention in Pakistan: Loss or gain?

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 897-901

  Siddiqui, Emad Uddin ^a   Ejaz, Kiran ^a   Lone, Saira ^b   Raza, Syed Jamal ^b  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWDING; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOUSING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PAKISTAN; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTACT TRACING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PAKISTAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 78149242101     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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