Tuberculosis situation among tribal population of Car Nicobar, India, 15 years after intensive tuberculosis control project and implementation of a national tuberculosis programme

OBJECTIVE: To assess the tuberculosis (TB) situation in the tribal community of Car Nicobar island 15 years after the national TB programme was implemented in this area after an intensive phase of TB control in 1986. METHODS: The entire population of Car Nicobar was enumerated through a house-to-hou...

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Main Authors: M.V. Murhekar, C. Kolappan, P.G. Gopi, A.K. Chakraborty, S.C. Sehgal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2004-11-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862004001100008&lng=en&tlng=en