Population-based chest X-ray screening for pulmonary tuberculosis in people living with HIV/AIDS, An Giang, Vietnam

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 404-410

  Shah, N Sarita ^a,e   Anh, M H ^b   Thuy, T T ^a   Duong Thom, B S ^b   Linh, T ^b   Nghia, D T ^c   Sy, D N ^c   Duong, B D ^c   Chau, L T M ^c   Wells, C ^a   Laserson, K ^a   Varma, J K ^a,d  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b An Giang Province Preventive Medical Center   (Viet Nam)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Viet Nam)

^d MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^e ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chest radiography; Diagnosis; HIV infection; Screening; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; KAPPA STATISTICS; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS RADIOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPUTUM SMEAR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VIET NAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MASS CHEST X-RAY; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; VIETNAM;

EID: 41949099842     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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