Awareness, attitude and treatment seeking behaviour regarding tuberculosis in a rural area of Tamil Nadu

Indian Journal of Tuberculosis

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 226-229

  Kar, Malini ^a   Logaraj, M ^a  

^a CHETTINAD HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Attitude; Awareness; Rural india; Treatment seeking behaviour; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; RURAL AREA; TELEVISION; TUBERCULOSIS; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION;

ADULT; CONFIDENTIALITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIA; RURAL POPULATION; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 79952110074     PISSN: 00195707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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