Perceptions of private medical practitioners on tuberculosis notification: A study from Chennai, South India

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Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Thomas, Beena Elizabeth ^a   Velayutham, Banurekha ^a   Thiruvengadam, Kannan ^a   Nair, Dina ^a   Barman, Sukendu Bikas ^b   Jayabal, Lavanya ^c   Ovung, Senthanro ^a   Swaminathan, Soumya ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN TUBERCULOSIS   (India)

^b INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

^c Greater Chennai Corporation   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; E-MAIL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INDIA; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MOBILE PHONE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SPECIALIZATION; TEXT MESSAGING; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MANDATORY REPORTING; PERCEPTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGY; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

DISEASE NOTIFICATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; INDIA; MANDATORY REPORTING; PERCEPTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PRIVATE PRACTICE; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 84958582286     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147579     Document Type: Article

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