Diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis in Malawi: An audit of hospital practice

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 432-438

  Weismuller, M M ^a   Graham, S M ^a   Claessens, N J M ^a   Meijnen, S ^a   Salaniponi, F M ^a   Harries, A D ^a  

^a British High Commission Lilongwe   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Childhood TB; Diagnosis; Malawi

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PRIMARY TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SPUTUM SMEAR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALAWI; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0036248833     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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