Clinical diagnosis of tuberculosis by specialists and non-specialists

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 659-661

  Lam, P K ^a   LoBue, P A ^b   Catanzaro, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Microscopy; Radiography; Risk factors; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BCG VACCINATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STUDENT; NURSE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPUTUM SMEAR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOSIS;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 67649497577     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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