Accuracy of classification of notified tuberculosis cases in Taiwan

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 876-881

  Chiang, Chen Yuan ^a,d   Luh, K T ^b   Enarson, D A ^a   Yang, S L ^c   Wu, Y C ^c   Lin, T P ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE   (France)

^b National Tuberculosis Association   (Taiwan)

^c CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

^d NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Notification; Taipei; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EVALUATION RESEARCH; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM SMEAR; TAIWAN; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIUM; CODING; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CLINICAL CODING; HUMANS; NONTUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIA; TAIWAN; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 34547808083     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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