Clinical characteristics of elderly patients with tuberculosis

Nippon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi. Japanese Journal of Geriatrics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 77-81

  Ihi, Toshihiko ^a   Kumamoto, Kenshi ^a  

^a Miyazaki Higashi National Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Malnutritional status; Non tuberculous infection; Tuberculosis in the elderly; Underlying diseases

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PNEUMONIA; STATISTICS; TUBERCULOSIS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PNEUMONIA; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 1542317407     PISSN: 03009173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3143/geriatrics.41.77     Document Type: Article

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