Tuberculosis in Asia and the Pacific: The role of socioeconomic status and health system development

International Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 8-16

  Wu, Jie ^a   Dalal, Koustuv ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asia and the pacific; Health system development; Socioeconomic status; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIA; CORRUPTION PERCEPTION INDEX; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GOVERNMENTAL HEALTH EXPENDITURE PER CAPITA; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT PER CAPITA; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PREVALENCE; SANITATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOTAL HEALTH EXPENDITURE PER CAPITA; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

EID: 84862934669     PISSN: 20087802     EISSN: 20088213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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