Increasing tuberculosis case detection through intensive referral and tracing in Hunan, China

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1431-1435

  Bai, L Q ^a,b   Yang, H L ^b   Jian, X W ^c   He, X G ^b   Chen, Y F ^b   Tang, Y ^b   Cheng, S M ^d   Xiao, Shuiyuan Y ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Hunan Institute of Tuberculosis   (China)

^c Hunan Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision   (China)

^d National Office for Cancer Prevention and Control   (China)

Author keywords

Case finding; Prevention; Pulmonary; Referral; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM EXAMINATION; SPUTUM SMEAR;

CHINA; CONTACT TRACING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 58049219738     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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