Unwrapping the diagnosis of tuberculosis in primary care: A qualitive study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 57, Issue 535, 2007, Pages 116-122

  Metcalf, Elizabeth P ^a   Davies, Joanne C ^a   Wood, Fiona ^a   Butler, Christopher C ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Presentation; Primary care; Qualitative; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BCG VACCINE; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; WALES;

EID: 33847008066     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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