Tuberculosis - Are we missing the diagnosis?

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 172-176

  Ismail, Y ^a  

^a Pusat Pakar Utara   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Bronchoscopy; Diagnosis; Smear negative; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0036528567     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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