Abdominal tuberculosis in Qatar: A clinico-radiological study

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 563-568

  Szmigielski, Wojciech ^a   Venkatraman, B ^a   Ejeckam, G C ^a   Jarikre, L N ^a  

^a HAMAD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Abdominal; Computed tomography; Diagnosis; Radiography; Tuberculosis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QATAR; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOSIS, GASTROINTESTINAL;

EID: 0031825111     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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