How can detection of infectious tuberculosis be improved? Experience in the Somali region of Ethiopia

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 485-488

  Lambert, Marie Laurence ^a   Sugulle, H ^b   Seyoum, D ^c   Abdurahman, S ^c   Abdinasir, A ^c   Frieden, M ^b   Matthys, F ^d   Van der Stuyft, P ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b Med S Frontieres Belgium Ethiopia   (Ethiopia)

^c Somali Pastoral and Agropastoral Research Institute   (Ethiopia)

^d MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Control; Diagnosis; Practice guidelines; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST OF ILLNESS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ETHIOPIA; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMEAR; SOMALIA;

ETHIOPIA; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0037545482     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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