Family physicians understanding about Mantoux test: A survey from a high endemic TB country
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Family physicians understanding about Mantoux test: A survey from a high endemic TB country
BACKGROUND Tuberculosis is a global health emergency and is a big challenge to diagnose and manage it. Family physicians being first contact health persons should be well competent to diagnose and manage the patients with tuberculosis. AIMS This study was aimed to assess the level of understanding about Mantoux Test amongst Family Physicians in Karachi, Pakistan and to determine the differenc...
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عنوان ژورنال: Asia Pacific Family Medicine
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1447-056X
DOI: 10.1186/1447-056x-9-8