Knowledge and behaviour of chest symptomatics in urban slum populations of two states in India towards care-seeking

Indian Journal of Tuberculosis

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 95-106

  George, O ^a   Sharma, V ^a   Sinha, A ^a   Bastian, S ^a   Santha, T ^a  

^a ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

Care seeking behaviour; Chest symptomatics; Slums; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INDIA; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION SIZE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF MEDICATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX DISEASE; URBAN AREA; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84878500505     PISSN: 00195707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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