Ending tuberculosis in India: A political challenge & an opportunity
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SPECIAL SECTION: TUBERCULOSIS Tuberculosis in India: the continuing challenge
Despite many efforts from health policy makers (local and international societies) to eradicate tuberculosis (TB), India continues to account for majority of overall TB cases and higher mortality rates as compared to global scenario. The factors such as hygiene, overcrowding, under nutrition, lack of awareness, nonavailability of rapid diagnostic tool and poor efficacy of TB vaccine, are the ma...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Medical Research
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0971-5916
DOI: 10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_660_18