Factors affecting delays in diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis in a tertiary care hospital in Istanbul, Turkey

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  Güneylioglu, Döndü ^a   Yilmaz, Adnan ^a,b   Bilgin, Sevinç ^a   Bayram, Ümmühan ^a   Akkaya, Esen ^a  

^a SSK Sureyyapasa Center   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Delays; Diagnosis, treatment; Pulmonary tuberculosis; Smear positive

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; TURKEY;

EID: 1242263333     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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