Association between South African high-school learners' knowledge about tuberculosis and their intention to seek healthcare.

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Published in Glob Health Action on October 03, 2013

Authors

Saloshni Naidoo1, Myra Taylor

Author Affiliations

1: Discipline of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa; naidoos71@ukzn.ac.za.

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