Gender disparity in tuberculosis cases in eastern and western provinces of Pakistan

Gender disparity in tuberculosis cases in eastern and western provinces of Pakistan

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although globally, the number of notified TB cases is higher for males, a few countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (Afghanistan; Lebanon; Iran and Pakistan) of the World Health Organization have a relatively higher number of...

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Main Authors: Dogar Omara F, Shah Sarwat K, Chughtai Abrar A, Qadeer Ejaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-10-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Case notification rate
Male-to-female ratio
New sputum-smear positive
Sex-specific
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/244

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