What cannot be measured cannot be done; risk factors for childhood tuberculosis: A case control study

Bangladesh Medical Research Council Bulletin

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 27-32

  Karim, M R ^a   Rahman, M A ^a   Mamun, S A A ^a   Alam, M A ^a   Akhter, S ^b  

^a National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine   (Bangladesh)

^b Apartment: C4   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

EID: 84860800137     PISSN: 03779238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/bmrcb.v38i1.10449     Document Type: Article

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