Better patient instruction for sputum sampling can improve microscopic tuberculosis diagnosis

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 814-817

  Alisjahbana, B ^a   Van Crevel, Reinout ^b   Danusantoso, H ^c   Gartinah, T ^d   Soemantri, E S ^a,b   Nelwan, R H H ^e   Van Der Meer, J W M ^b  

^a PADJADJARAN UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Jakarta Branch   (Indonesia)

^d West Java Provincial Referral Laboratory   (Indonesia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Diagnosis; Indonesia; Patient education; Sputum microscopy; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 23744451552     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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