title: Tuberculosis in rural South India. A study of possible trends and the potential impact of antituberculosis programmes.
abstract: Data on the dynamics of the tuberculosis situation in rural South India, obtained by the National Tuberculosis Institute, Bangalore, were fed into a mathematical model. By this means predictions about the future tuberculosis situation have been made under a wide range of hypothetical assumptions.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000592:standards; D001500:BCG Vaccine; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003201:Computers; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007223:Infant; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012423:Rural Health; D012424:Rural Population; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D001500:BCG Vaccine