Tuberculosis an important global health issue in this era -A cross sectional study of epidemiology of TB among South Asian workers in Saudi Arabia

Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 278-281

  Chattu, Vijay Kumar ^a   Mohammad, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BURAIMI   (Oman)

^b QASSIM UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Buraidah; Cross sectional study; Migrant; Prevalence; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COUGHING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECREASED APPETITE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL; HOUSEMAID; HUMAN; INDIA; INDONESIA; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRANT WORKER; NEPAL; PREVALENCE; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAUDI ARABIA; SOCIAL CLASS; SOUTH ASIA; TUBERCULOSIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84878055225     PISSN: 09760245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5958/j.0976-5506.4.2.060     Document Type: Article

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