Is awareness of dots among medical practitioners a worry? A developing nation scenario

International Journal of Collaborative Research on Internal Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 555-560

  Nagaraja, Vinayak ^a   Sankapithilu, Ganraj Bhat ^a   Khan, Mudassir Azeez ^a  

^a MYSORE MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Dots awareness; Medical practitioners; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; INDIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84860853311     PISSN: 18404529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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