Seasonal variation and hospital utilization for tuberculosis in Russia: Hospitals as social care institutions

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 350-354

  Atun, R A ^a   Samyshkin, Y A ^a   Drobniewski, F ^b   Kuznetsov, S I ^c   Fedorin, I M ^c   Coker, R J ^d  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Samara Oblast Health Department   (Russian Federation)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hospital; Russia; Season; Social care; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIAL CARE; SPECTROSCOPY; STUDENT T TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COLD; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RUSSIA; SEASONS; SOCIAL WELFARE; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 25144499067     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cki018     Document Type: Article

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