Deaths from active tuberculosis: Can we rely on notification and mortality figures?

Tubercle and Lung Disease

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 215-219

  Heldal, E ^a,c   Naalsund, A ^b   Kongerad, J ^b   Tverdal, A ^c   Boe, J ^b  

^a Norwegian Natl Health Association   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c National Health Screening Service   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; DEATH; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NORWAY; REGISTER; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0029743336     PISSN: 09628479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0962-8479(96)90003-9     Document Type: Article

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