Determinants of patient delay among tuberculosis cases in Spain

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 151-155

  Díez, Mercedes ^a,t   Bleda, M J ^a   Alcaide, J ^b   Caloto, T ^c   Castells, C ^d   Cardenal, J I ^e   Dominguez A ^b   Gayoso, P ^f   Gutierrez G ^g   Huerta, C ^h   Lopez M J ⁱ   Moreno, T ^j   Munoz F ^k   Navarro, C ^l   Pico M ^m   Pozo, F ⁿ   Quiros J R ^o   Robles, F ^p   Sanchez J M ^q   Vanaclocha, H ^r   Vega, T ^s   more..

^a CARLOS III INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Spain)

^b GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^c Medical affairs Merck sharp and Dohme ltd   (Spain)

^d Delegacion Territorial de Sanidad   (Spain)

^e Dirección General de Salud Pública   (Spain)

^f Department of Rheumatology   (Spain)

^g Direccion General de Salud Publica   (Spain)

^h Department of Pharmacoepidemiology   (Spain)

ⁱ Gobierno Autonomo de La Rioja   (Spain)

^j INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^k HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALME   (Spain)

^l HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

^m JUNTA DE ANDALUCÍA   (Spain)

ⁿ HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^o Direccion General de Salud Publica   (Spain)

^p Consejo Gobierno Cd Auton Ceuta ^*  (Spain)

^q Generalitat Valenciana ^*  (Spain)

^r Direccion General de Salud Publica   (Spain)

^s Servicio de Programas de Salud y Prevención de la Dirección Técnica de Recursos Humanos y Gestión de Centros Gerencia de Servicios Sociales   (Spain)

^t EUROPEAN COMMISSION   (Belgium)

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Author keywords

HIV; Patient delay; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT DELAY; PATIENT RIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAIN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 3042690693     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/14.2.151     Document Type: Article

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