Background Delay in diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis results in increasing severity,
mortality and transmission. Various investigators have reported about delays in diagnosis of …

OBJECTIVE: To systematically review Indian literature on delays in tuberculosis (TB)
diagnosis and treatment. METHODS: We searched multiple sources for studies on delays in …

Importance Cancer is among the leading causes of death worldwide. Current estimates of
cancer burden in individual countries and regions are necessary to inform local cancer …

Summary Background The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study
(GBD) 2016 provides an up-to-date analysis of the burden of diarrhoea in 195 countries …

Importance The literature focuses on mortality among children younger than 5 years.
Comparable information on nonfatal health outcomes among these children and the fatal …

Background In recent years there has been a growing appreciation of the issues of quality of
life and stresses involved medical training as this may affect their learning and academic …

Background Recently there is a growing concern about stress during undergraduate
medical training. However, studies about the same are lacking from Pakistani medical …

Background An understanding of the trends in tuberculosis incidence, prevalence, and
mortality is crucial to tracking of the success of tuberculosis control programmes and …

Background Studies from developed countries have reported on host-related risk factors for
extra-pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB). However, similar studies from high-burden countries …

Abstract Background The World Health Organization estimates that seeking prompt and
appropriate care could reduce child deaths due to acute respiratory infections by 20%. The …