Poor performance status is associated with early death in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 100, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 681-686

  de Valliere S ^a   Barker, R D ^b  

^a Pietersburg Mankweng Hospital Complex   (South Africa)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Early death; Performance status; Pulmonary tuberculosis; South Africa

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; REGISTER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SOUTH AFRICA;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CARE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOUTH AFRICA; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 33646181838     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2005.09.007     Document Type: Article

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