Why do symptomatic patients delay obtaining care for tuberculosis?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 157, Issue 4 PART I, 1998, Pages 1244-1248

  Asch, Steven ^a   Leake, Barbara ^b   Anderson, Ronald ^b   Gelberg, Lillian ^b  

^a VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM CULTURE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0031980111     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.157.4.9709071     Document Type: Article

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