Mortality and morbidity from tuberculosis in the child population: a brief review

Chandrasekhar, P. (1987) Mortality and morbidity from tuberculosis in the child population: a brief review. Indian Journal of Tuberculosis, 34. pp. 81-91.

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Abstract

Most of the available information on tuberculosis in children is based on hospital figures rather than on community surveys and, therefore, may not reflect the actual situation in the community. Tuberculosis in children is seldom infectious and does not constitute major public health hazard. Both morbidity and mortality from respiratory diseases is high in the pediatric age but it is much less due to Tuberculosis than other non- tuberculous respiratory diseases, mostly upper respiratory infection and mild tracheo-bronchial catarrh.

EPrint Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Paper presented at the 41st National Conference on TB and Chest Diseases, Hyderabad, 1986.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Tuberculosis, Mortality, Morbidity, Child, Review, Respiratory Diseases
Subjects:	Environment and Public Health > Public Health > Epidemiologic Measurements > Demography > Vital Statistics > Mortality Bacterial Infections and Mycoses > Bacterial Infections > Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections > Actinomycetales Infections > Mycobacterium Infections > Tuberculosis Persons > Age Groups > Child -Institutional Repositories > National Tuberculosis Institute Environment and Public Health > Public Health > Epidemiologic Measurements > Demography > Vital Statistics > Morbidity Respiratory Tract Diseases > Respiratory Tract Infections > Tuberculosis, Pulmonary Respiratory Tract Diseases > Lung Diseases > Tuberculosis, Pulmonary -Journal Repositories > Indian Journal of Tuberculosis Investigative Techniques > Epidemiologic Methods > Data Collection > Vital Statistics > Mortality
ID Code:	714
Deposited By:	Librarian Sudha S Murthy
Deposited On:	16 August 2005

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