Management outcome of pulmonary tuberculosis: A nine year review in Ilorin

West African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 114-119

  Salami, A K ^a   Oluboyo, P O ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (Niger)

Author keywords

DTS; Outcome; Pulmonary tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL PLUS ISONIAZID; ISONIAZID PLUS RIFAMPICIN; RIFAMPICIN; RIFATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANAMNESIS; CHI SQUARE TEST; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DEMOGRAPHY; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NIGERIA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL LIFE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; UNEMPLOYMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CAUSALITY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; TREATMENT FAILURE; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; UNEMPLOYMENT; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0142060220     PISSN: 0189160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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