Risk of tuberculosis in dialysis patients: A population-based study

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 989-991

  Chia, S ^a   Karim, M ^a   Elwood, R K ^a   FitzGerald, J M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Dialysis; Renal patients; Risk factors; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; KIDNEY DISEASE; MALE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; BRITISH COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RENAL DIALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0032443405     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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