Diagnostic accuracy of digital chest radiography for pulmonary tuberculosis in a UK urban population

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 689-692

  Abubakar, I ^a   Story, A ^a   Lipman, M ^b   Bothamley, G ^c   Van Hest, R ^e   Andrews, N ^a   Watson, J M ^a   Hayward, A ^d  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c HOMERTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e Public Health Service of the Rotterdam Region   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIGITAL IMAGING; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MASS CHEST X-RAY; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 77951189659     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00136609     Document Type: Letter

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