Mortality of patients while on treatment for active tuberculosis

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 258-260

  Tan, K L ^a,b   Sin Fai Lam, K N ^a   Chew, L S ^a  

^a ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Adrenal; Death; Hypoalbuminaemia; Hyponatraemia; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SINGAPORE; SURVIVAL RATE; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SINGAPORE; SURVIVAL RATE; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0030155591     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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