Inter-observer variation of the Bandim TB-score

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 220-223

  Raaby, Line ^a,b,d   Bendix Struve, Mia ^a,b,d   Nielsen, Jens ^c   Wejse, Christian ^a,c  

^a Infectious Disease Research Unit   (Denmark)

^b Arogyavaram Medical Centre   (India)

^c STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BANDIM TB SCORE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPUTUM CULTURE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 61349096154     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540802684070     Document Type: Article

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