Induced sputum and bronchoscopy in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis

Thorax

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1010-1014

  McWilliams, T ^a   Wells, A U ^a   Harrison, A C ^a   Lindstrom, S ^a   Cameron, R J ^a   Foskin, E ^a  

^a GREEN LANE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPUTUM EXAMINATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRONCHOSCOPY; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0036900277     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.57.12.1010     Document Type: Article

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