Daily contact with a patient and poor housing affordability as determinants of pulmonary tuberculosis in urban Pakistan
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the factors associated with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) among individuals aged 15 years or more in urban Karachi, Pakistan. Design and setting: A case–control design was implemented in three major tertiary-care hospitals to select cases (n = 342) with active p...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2013-01-01
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Series: | International Journal of Mycobacteriology |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2013;volume=2;issue=1;spage=38;epage=43;aulast=Haider |