A study of pulmonary tuberculosis in the elderly

Journal of the Indian Medical Association

Volumn 105, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 432-439

  Das, S K ^a   Mukherjee, R S ^a   Ghosh, I N ^a   Halder, A K ^a   Saha, S K ^a  

^a CALCUTTA NATIONAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Elderly; Pulmonary; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NUTRITION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPUTUM CULTURE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 39149131719     PISSN: 00195847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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