Tuberculosis-related deaths in Queensland, Australia, 1989-1998: Characteristics and risk factors

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 742-750

  Walpola, H C ^a   Siskind, V ^a   Patel, A M ^a   Konstantinos, Anastasios ^a,b   Derhy, P ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^b Specialised Health Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Mortality; Risk factors; TB related deaths; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

AUSTRALIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; DYING; ETHNOLOGY; FATALITY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KIDNEY DISEASE; LIVER DISEASE; MALNUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPUTUM EXAMINATION; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUEENSLAND; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0042662565     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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