Informing the TB suspect for sputum sample collection and communicating laboratory results in Nicaragua: A neglected process in tuberculosis case finding

Salud Publica de Mexico

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 303-307

  Macq, Jean ^a   Solis, Alejandro ^b   Velázquez, Harry ^b,c   Dujardin, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE NICARAGUA   (Nicaragua)

^c Ministerio de Salud de Nicaragua SILAIS   (Nicaragua)

Author keywords

Diagnostic; Nicaragua; Patient provider communication; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CASE FINDING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NICARAGUA; PATIENT INFORMATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 27644492409     PISSN: 00363634     EISSN: 16067916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-36342005000400008     Document Type: Article

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