Diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis by symptoms among tribals in central India

National Medical Journal of India

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 372-373

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

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b Office of the WHO Representative to India   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

CLINICAL FEATURE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COUGHING; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEVER; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; INDIA; LETTER; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; SCREENING TEST; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHEST PAIN; COUGH; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 79952401777     PISSN: 0970258X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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