The association between household poverty rates and tuberculosis case notification rates in Cambodia, 2010

Introduction: Poverty is a risk factor for tuberculosis (TB); it increases the risk of infection and active disease but limits diagnostic opportunities. The role of poverty in the stagnant case detection in Cambodia is unclear. This study aims to assess the relationship between district household po...

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Main Authors: Mao Yang Eang, Nobuyuku Nishikiori, Rajendra-Prasad Yadav, Man Kai Wong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific 2013-03-01
Series:Western Pacific Surveillance and Response
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Online Access:http://ojs.wpro.who.int/ojs/index.php/wpsar/article/view/188/241