Clinical and demographic aspects of extrathoracic tuberculosis: Experience of an Italian university hospital

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 486-492

  Baussano, Iacopo ^a,b   Cazzadori, A ^b   Scardigli, A ^b   Concia, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Extra pulmonary tuberculosis; Industrialised countries; therapeutic delay

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INFECTION RISK; ITALY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 2442705645     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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