Thai health education program for improving TB migrant's compliance

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 365-373

  Khortwong, Pornsak ^a   Kaewkungwal, Jaranit ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

And patient's compliance; Health education; Migrants; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRANT WORKER; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CURRICULUM; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MYANMAR; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; THAILAND; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874777064     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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