Low castes have poor access to visceral leishmaniasis treatment in Bihar, India

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 666-673

  Pascual Martinez F ^a   Picado, A ^b,c   Roddy, P ^a   Palma, P ^a  

^a MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bihar; Caste; Kala azar; Mushar; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; HEMOGLOBIN;

DISEASE TREATMENT; ENDEMIC SPECIES; HEALTH RISK; LEISHMANIASIS; LOGISTICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL INDICATOR; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SPLEEN SIZE; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; POVERTY; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

BIHAR; INDIA;

NASO HEXACANTHUS;

EID: 84859979673     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2012.02960.x     Document Type: Article

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