Public Health
Volume 123, Issue 7 , Pages 484-489 , July 2009

Assessment of doctors' knowledge regarding tuberculosis management in Lucknow, India: A public–private sector comparison

  • N. Vandan

      Affiliations

    • Global Health Policy, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
    • ,
  • M. Ali

      Affiliations

    • Global Health Policy, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 90 3693 5869.
    • ,
  • R. Prasad

      Affiliations

    • King George Medical University, Lucknow, India
    • ,
  • C. Kuroiwa

      Affiliations

    • Global Health Policy, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan

Received 2 June 2008 ,Revised 4 April 2009 ,Accepted 13 May 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2009.05.004

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