Tuberculosis at Chris Hani Baragwanath hospital: An intervention to improve patient referrals to district clinics

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1018-1022

  Edginton, Mary E ^a   Wong, M L ^b,c   Hodkinson, H J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Education; Hospital; Referral; Registration; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 33748615991     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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