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ISSN No. 0047-9136
Vol. 40/1&2
March & June 2004
NTI Bulletin
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Contents

Vol.40/1&2                      March & June 2004 Page No.
EDITORIAL 2
MAIN PAPERS
Infectious Nature of Smear Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients
– Tips for Health Care Providers and Patients

VH Balasangameshwara, CN Paramasivan & P Kumar
3-6
Treatment and Diagnostic Practices Followed for TB Patients Under Revised
National Tuberculosis Control Programme in the Project Area of
Bangalore Mahanagara Palike – A Cohort Study

B Mahadev, VH Balasangameshwara, SG Radhakrishna & R. Jitendra
7-12
ONGOING PROJECT
Health InterNetwork India - Pilot Project – Tuberculosis 13
TRAINING
Report on Training of State TB Demonstration Center
Personnel held at NTI – From 7th To 25th April 2003
14-20
Training and Supervisory Activities during January – June 2004 21-26
OUR EXPERIENCE
Hardships Encountered during NSS - ARTI Survey at
Purbisingbhum District, Jharkhand

Lakshminarayana & Joydev Gupta
27-32
Problems encountered during the NSS – ARTI Survey
V Magesh
33-38
NSS-ARTI Survey – Hardships in Kamrup District, Assam
RK Srivastava
39-40
INFORMATION, EDUCATION& COMMUNICATION
Brief Report on Information, Education and Communication 41-42
INFORMATION SERVICES
Abstracts 43-47
Select Bibliography of Indian Medical Literature on – Tuberculosis 30 & 31 48-51
MISCELLANY
News & Views 52
Guidelines to Contributors 53-54