Improving tuberculosis case detection in underdeveloped multi-ethnic regions with high disease burden: a case study of integrated control program in China

Improving tuberculosis case detection in underdeveloped multi-ethnic regions with high disease burden: a case study of integrated control program in China

Abstract Background In the underdeveloped multi-ethnic regions of China, high tuberculosis (TB) burden and regional inequity in access to healthcare service increase the challenge of achieving the End TB goals. Among all the provinces, the highest TB burden is reported in Xinjiang, where ethnic mino...

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Main Authors: Jun Li, Xiao-Qiu Liu, Shi-Wen Jiang, Xue Li, Fei Yu, Yan Wang, Yong Peng, Xiao-Ming Gu, Yan-Ni Sun, Hui Zhang, Li-Xia Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
TB control program
Outreach education
Household screening
Case study/pilot
Ethnic groups
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-017-0365-4

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