Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 108, Issue 5 , Pages 377-385 , May 2009

Assessment of Changes in Knowledge and Stigmatization Following Tuberculosis Training Workshops in Taiwan

  • Ping-Sheng Wu

      Affiliations

    • Community Medicine Research Center and Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Pesus Chou

      Affiliations

    • Community Medicine Research Center and Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Nien-Tzu Chang

      Affiliations

    • Community Medicine Research Center and Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wen-Jung Sun

      Affiliations

    • Community Medicine Research Center and Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hsu-Sung Kuo

      Affiliations

    • Centers for Disease Control, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Hsu-Sung Kuo, Director, Centers for Disease Control, 9F, 6 Linshen South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan

Received 19 June 2008 ,Revised 1 October 2008 ,Accepted 12 November 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60081-4

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 108, Issue 5 , Pages 377-385 , May 2009

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