Standardized tuberculosis treatment outcome monitoring in Europe

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 505-510

  Veen, J ^a   Raviglione, M ^b   Rieder, H L ^c   Migliori, G B ^d   Graf, P ^e   Grzemska, M ^b   Zalesky, R ^f  

^a KNCV TUBERCULOSIS FOUNDATION   (Netherlands)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE   (France)

^d Department of Medical Sciences Research Institute   (Italy)

^e Gesundheitsreferat   (Germany)

^f State Ctr of TB and Lung Diseases   (Latvia)

Author keywords

Cohort analysis; Europe; Surveillance; Treatment; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; EUROPE; HEALTH SURVEY; INCIDENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0031867849     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12020505     Document Type: Review

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