Prevalence of smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis in different ethnic groups in India: Evaluation of public health

Public Health

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 295-299

  Raj, P ^a   Prakash, R ^a   Mishra, G ^a,b   Singh, T D ^a   Poojary, S ^a   Mehra, N K ^b   Tiwari, P K ^a  

^a JIWAJI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hindu caste; Hindu tribe; Muslim; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

AGE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; GENDER RELATIONS; HEALTH RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL AREA; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HINDU CASTE; HINDU TRIBE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MOSLEM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPUTUM SMEAR; TREND STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; HINDUISM; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; ISLAM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; YOUNG ADULT;

INDIA;

BACILLI (CLASS); MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84858796697     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2011.12.016     Document Type: Article

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