Diagnostic strategy for pulmonary tuberculosis in a low-incidence country: Results of chest X-ray and sputum cultured for Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 281-285

  Wilcke, J T R ^a   Kok Jensen, A ^a  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENMARK; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM CULTURE; STOMACH LAVAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030976941     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0954-6111(97)90031-7     Document Type: Article

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