The relation between nutritional state of tuberculous patients admitted in tuberculous ward and their outcome at the time of discharge

Kekkaku

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 611-616

  Nagata, Nobuhiko ^a   Matsunaga, Kazuko ^a   Wakamatsu, Kentaro ^a   Kajiki, Akira ^a   Kitahara, Yoshinari ^a  

^a Omuta National Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Nutrition; Prognosis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TUBERCULOSIS;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 73349128458     PISSN: 00229776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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