Linked Life Data

3067362

Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/id/3067362

Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-4-5
pubmed:abstractText
Tuberculosis (TB) is a major health problem in the Western Cape health region of South Africa. The incidence rate (based on notifications) is rising (particularly in coloureds) and the annual risk of infection is static in the highest risk group. Risk factors for infection, particularly as a result of overcrowding, and the number of infectious cases in the community are leading to an increase in the infectious pool. Potential risk factors for TB disease such as poor nutritional status, alcoholism, and unemployment are being exacerbated by the current political instability in the country. Poor patient compliance and several health service impediments have resulted in a large number of patients not being held on treatment until cure. There is a need to recognise that non-medical interventions are the key to a future successful TB control programme.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0277-9536
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
27
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
683-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Tuberculosis in the Western Cape health region of South Africa.
pubmed:affiliation
Center for Epidemiological Research, S.A. Medical Research Council, Tygerberg.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review