Does aging modify pulmonary tuberculosis?: A meta-analytical review

Chest

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 961-967

  Pérez Guzmán, Carlos ^a   Vargas, Mario H ^a,c   Torres Cruz, Alfredo ^a   Villarreal Velarde, Héctor ^b  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL DR MANUEL GEA GONZÁLEZ   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ENFERMEDADES RESPIRATORIAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Aging; Comparative study; Elderly; Meta analysis; Pulmonary tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

AGING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSPNEA; FEVER; GASTRECTOMY; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG CAVITATION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SWEATING;

EID: 0032718396     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.116.4.961     Document Type: Article

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