Uses of tuberculosis mortality surveillance to identify programme errors and improve database reporting

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 982-988

  Selig, Lia ^a,b,f   Guedes, R ^b   Kritski, A ^c   Spector, N ^c   Lapa E Silva, J R ^c   Braga, J U ^d   Trajmann, A ^e  

^a Serra Dos Orgãos University   (Brazil)

^b University of State of Rio de Janeiro   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^e GAMA FILHO UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^f Rua Aníbal de Mendonça 72/202 CEP ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Death certificate; Hospital mortality; Programme evaluation; Surveillance; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DEATH; EMERGENCY WARD; EVALUATION; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; FIRE FIGHTER; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HAZARD; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL RECORD; MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS; MONITORING; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; UNDERWEIGHT;

BRAZIL; DEATH CERTIFICATES; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 69149088344     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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