Public Health
Volume 122, Issue 6 , Pages 613-619 , June 2008

Tuberculosis in Turkey: high altitude and other socio-economic risk factors

  • A.C. Tanrikulu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Kafkas University, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +904742127915/3294; fax: +904742120996.
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  • H. Acemoglu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Turkey
    • ,
  • Y. Palanci

      Affiliations

    • State Office of Public Health, City Health Principal of Bitlis, Turkey
    • ,
  • C. Eren Dagli

      Affiliations

    • Department of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Turkey

Received 24 January 2007 ,Revised 29 June 2007 ,Accepted 3 September 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2007.09.005

Public Health
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