Pulmonary tuberculosis in a hospital setting: Gender differences

Public Health

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 441-443

  Nissapatorn, V ^a   Kuppusamy, I ^b   Sim, B L H ^c   Kia Fatt, Q ^a   Anuar, A Khairul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

^b National Tuberculosis Center   (Malaysia)

^c HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Gender; Malaysia; Non HIV infected patients; Pulmonary tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

GENDER ISSUE; MORTALITY; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 33646180874     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2005.11.005     Document Type: Article

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