Intervention to increase detection of childhood tuberculosis in Bangladesh

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 70-75

  Talukder, Khurshid ^a   Salim, M A H ^b   Jerin, I ^a   Sharmin, F ^a   Talukder, M Q K ^a   Marais, B J ^c,d   Nandi, P ^e   Cooreman, E ^f   Rahman, M A ^a  

^a Centre for Woman and Child Health   (Bangladesh)

^b KNCV TUBERCULOSIS FOUNDATION   (Netherlands)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e Damien Foundation Bangladesh   (Bangladesh)

^f WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Children; Diagnosis; Prevention; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILDHOOD TUBERCULOSIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS; STAFF TRAINING; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AWARENESS; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MICROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 84555177613     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.11.0060     Document Type: Article

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