Strengthening TB surveillance system in India: Way forward for improving estimates of TB incidence

Lung India

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 120-123

  Sharma, Rinku ^a   Jain, Vivek ^a   Singh, Saudan ^a  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Indicator; Styblo's rule; surveillance; tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; EMPOWERMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; INFECTION RISK; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MIXED INFECTION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

EID: 79960274566     PISSN: 09702113     EISSN: 0974598X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-2113.80325     Document Type: Article

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