Epidemiology of tuberculosis: Current status in India

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 248-276

  Chakraborty, A K ^a  

^a BIKALPA 557 ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Annual risk of infection; Epidemiology; Incidence; Infection; Mathematical modeling; Monitoring; Prevalence; Survey; Time trend; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROL STRATEGY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; SERODIAGNOSIS; SUPERINFECTION; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; VIRUS PATHOGENESIS;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; DEMOGRAPHY; FORECASTING; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PREVALENCE; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 8644268832     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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