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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2013, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (1): 77-80.

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Research progress on burden of disease of tuberculosis

BAI Li-qiong,XIAO Shui-yuan, ZHANG Yi-rui, JIN Shui-gao, CHENG Shi-min   

  1. Hunan Tuberculosis Control Institution,Changsha  410013, China
  • Received:2012-11-26 Online:2013-01-10 Published:2013-04-03
  • Contact: CHENG Shi-ming E-mail:smcheng@chinatb.org

Abstract: With the changing and developing of China’s tuberculosis control situation, the concept and evaluation method of burden of disease of tuberculosis need to be updated accordingly. This article reviewed the recent international and domestic researches on burden of disease of tuberculosis, the methods and results were discussed and their advantages and disadvantages were described as a reference for developing tuberculosis control policy.

Key words: Tuberculosis, Cost of illness, Evaluation studies