Trends of delays in tuberculosis case finding in Japan and associated factors

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 999-1005

  Ohmori, Masako ^a   Ozasa, K ^b   Mori, T ^a   Wada, M ^a   Yoshiyama, T ^a   Aoki, M ^c   Uchimura, K ^a   Ishikawa, N ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TUBERCULOSIS   (Japan)

^b KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c FUKUJUJI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Case finding; Delay; Factor; Japan; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE FINDING; CHILD; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INFANT; JAPAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEACHER; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 27644578067     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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