Prevalence of chest symptoms amongst brick kiln migrant workers and care seeking behaviour: A study from South India

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 590-596

  Thomas, Beena E ^a   Charles, Niruparani ^a   Watson, Basilea ^a   Chandrasekaran, V ^a   Kumar, R Senthil ^a   Dhanalakshmi, A ^a   Wares, Fraser ^b   Swaminathan, Soumya ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN TUBERCULOSIS   (India)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Delay; Migration; Risk factor; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIGRANT WORKER; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SYMPTOM; TAMIL NADU; THORAX; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; INDIA; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; THORAX; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84986005423     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdu104     Document Type: Article

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