Increasing TB case detection through intensive referral of TB suspects by village doctors to county TB dispensaries

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1004-1007

  Xiong, C F ^a   Fang, Y ^b   Zhou, L P ^a   Zhang, X F ^a   Ye, J J ^a   Li, G M ^a   Liu, X ^a   Wang, X J ^a   Yang, C F ^a  

^a Hubei Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^b XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Case detection; Control; Prevention; Pulmonary tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE REGISTRY; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS; SPUTUM EXAMINATION; SPUTUM SMEAR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REGISTRIES; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 34548729721     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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