Tuberculosis
Research results from Q. Long and co-authors update knowledge of tuberculosis
Published in Biotech Business Week, December 15th, 2008
According to a study from Chongqing, People's Republic of China, "China is facing a significant tuberculosis epidemic among rural-to-urban migrants, which poses a threat to TB control. This study aimed to understand the health seeking behaviour of and health systems responses to migrants and permanent urban residents suffering from chronic cough, in order to identify the factors influencing delays for both groups in receiving a TB diagnosis in urban China."
"Combining a prospective cohort study of adult suspect TB patients and a qualitative study, the Piot model was used to analyze the health seeking behaviour of TB suspects among migrants and permanent urban residents,...
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