Efficacy of the Conventional Diagnostic Approach to Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 241-246

  Chin, N K ^a   Kumarashinge, G ^a   Lim, T K ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Delayed diagnosis; Elderly; Pulmonary tuberculosis; Radiographic findings

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0032088334     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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