Childhood tuberculosis: An index measuring the ability to detect cases early

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 111-115

  Felten, M K ^a   Rath, T ^a   Magdorf, K ^b   Klett, M ^c   Leichsenring, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Public Health Office   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children; Detection; Index; Monitoring; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTACT TRACING; GERMANY; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0031929046     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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