Evaluation of a proposed diagnostic scoring system for pulmonary tuberculosis in Brazilian children

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 463-465

  Sant'Anna, Clemax C ^a,b   Orfaliais, C T S ^a   De March, M F P ^a   Conde, M B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Child; Diagnosis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STOMACH LAVAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULIN TEST;

BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 33645698258     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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