Excess mortality and risk factors for mortality among a cohort of TB patients from rural south India

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 81-86

  Kolappan, C ^a   Subramani, R ^a   Kumaraswami, V ^a   Santha, T ^a   Narayanan, P R ^a,b  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN TUBERCULOSIS   (India)

Author keywords

DOTS; Mortality; Risk factors; Standardised mortality ratio; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SURVIVOR; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INDIA; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 38349008293     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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