Making pragmatic sense of data in the tuberculosis laboratory register

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 294-300

  Mabaera, Biggie ^a,b   Lauritsen, J M ^c   Katamba, A ^d,e   Laticevschi, D ^f,g   Naranbat, N ^h   Rieder, H L ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b University Research Co   (Lesotho)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d Kampala City Council   (Uganda)

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

^f Tuberculosis/AIDS Project Coordination Unit   (Moldova)

^g TUBERCULOSIS AND MALARIA   (Switzerland)

^h Ministry of Health   (Mongolia)

Author keywords

Laboratory; Microscopy; Statistical process control; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MOLDOVA; MONGOLIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SEX RATIO; SMEAR; TUBERCULOSIS; UGANDA; ZIMBABWE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLDOVA; MONGOLIA; REGISTRIES; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; UGANDA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 40549131036     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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