Screening tuberculosis suspects using two sputum smears

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 36-40

  Harries, A D ^a,c   Mphasa, N B ^a   Mundy, C ^b   Banerjee, A ^a   Kwanjana, J H ^a   Salaniponi, F M L ^a  

^a National Tuberculosis Control Programme Malawi   (Malawi)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c British High Commission Lilongwe   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Pulmonary tuberculosis; Sputum smear examination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SCREENING TEST; SPUTUM ANALYSIS;

COST CONTROL; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MALAWI; MASS SCREENING; REGISTRIES; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0033966998     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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