Impact of a training activity in knowledge, attitudes and perceptions on tuberculosis of medical students from the University of Risaralda, Colombia;Impacto de una actividad formativa en los conocimientos, actitudes y percepciones sobre tuberculosis de estudiantes de medicina de una Universidad de Risaralda, Colombia

Gaceta Medica de Caracas

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 40-47

  Castañeda Hernández, Diana M ^a,b   Mondragón Cardona, Álvaro ^c   Campo Betancourth, Carlos F ^c   Tobón García, Daniel ^c   Alzate Carvajal, Verónica ^c   Jiménez Canizales, Carlos E ^c   Morales, Alfonso J Rodríguez ^c,d,e  

^a University of Area Andina   (Colombia)

^b Programa de Prevención y Control de la Tuberculosis y la Lepra Municipio de Pereira   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA DE PEREIRA   (Colombia)

^d UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^e UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Colombia; Education; Epidemiology; Knowledgement; Perceptions; Prevention; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874712676     PISSN: 03674762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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