Pathways and costs of care for patients with tuberculosis symptoms in rural Uganda

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 912-917

  Shete, P B ^a   Haguma, P ^b   Miller, C R ^a   Ochom, E ^b   Ayakaka, I ^b   Davis, J L ^a   Dowdy, D W ^c   Hopewell, P ^a   Katamba, A ^b,d   Cattamanchi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INFECTIOUS DISEASES RESEARCH COLLABORATION   (Uganda)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d MAKERERE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Care seeking; Cost; Cough; Delay; Diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC COUGH; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SPUTUM SMEAR; TUBERCULOSIS; UGANDA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUGH; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SPUTUM;

ADULT; COUGH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS; UGANDA;

EID: 84938257484     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: 18157920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.14.0166     Document Type: Article

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