An assessment of knowledge and practices regarding tuberculosis in the context of RNTCP among non allopathic practitioners in Gwalior District

Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Srivastava, Dhiraj Kumar ^a   Mishra, Ashok ^b   Mishra, Subodh ^b   Gour, Neeraj ^c   Bansal, Manoj ^d   Mishra, Shraddha ^b   Adhikari, Parharam ^b  

^a UP Rural Institute of Medical Sciences and Research   (India)

^b G R MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c WBUHS   (India)

^d Bundelkhand Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

KAP; Non allopathic Practitioners; RNTCP

Indexed keywords

EID: 80655125659     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09725997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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