The pattern of tuberculosis in Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi: 1986-1995

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 346-351

  Harries, A D ^a,e   Parry, C ^b   Nyong'onya Mbewe, L ^c   Graham, S M ^a   Daley, H M ^a   Maher, D ^d   Salaniponi, F M ^c   Nyangulu, D S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^b Centre for Tropical Diseases Vietnam   (Viet Nam)

^c National Tuberculosis Control Programme   (Malawi)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^e British High Commission   (Malawi)

Author keywords

HIV serostatus; Malawi; Pattern of tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALAWI; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REGISTER; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALAWI; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; REGISTRIES; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0031196345     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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