Prevalence and determinants of delay in diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in Darjeeling district of West Bengal

Prevalence and determinants of delay in diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in Darjeeling district of West Bengal

Background: Delayed diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) is a significant problem both in individual as well as community level. Different studies around globe revealed that these diagnostic delays are attributed to both patient delay and health system-related delay. Aims: This study aims to assess the ma...

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Main Authors: Sibasis Das, Mausumi Basu, Amitabha Mandal, Nirmalya Roy, Sita Chatterjee, Aparajita Dasgupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Subjects:
Health system delay
patient delay
total diagnostic delay
tuberculosis
Online Access:http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2017;volume=6;issue=3;spage=627;epage=635;aulast=Das

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