Validation of the surveillance system for tuberculosis in Botswana

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 737-743

  Alpers, L ^a   Chrouser, K ^a   Halabi, S ^a   Moeti, T ^a   Reingold, A ^a   Binkin, N ^a   Kenyon, T ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF STATE   (United States)

Author keywords

Botswana; Human immunodeficiency virus; Surveillance; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOTSWANA; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MICROSCOPY; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTMARKETING SURVEILLANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM SMEAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BOTSWANA; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0033841834     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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