A simple, valid, numerical score for grading chest x-ray severity in adult smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis

Thorax

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 863-869

  Ralph, Anna P ^a,b   Ardian, Muhamed ^c,d,e   Wiguna, Andri ^d,e   Maguire, Graeme P ^f   Becker, Niels G ^b   Drogumuller, Glen ^g   Wilks, Michael J ^h   Waramori, Govert ^d   Tjitra, Emiliana ⁱ   Sandjaja, ⁱ   Kenagalem, Enny ^c,j   Pontororing, Gysje J ^j   Anstey, Nicholas M ^a,g   Kelly, Paul M ^a,b  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

^c District Health Authority   (Indonesia)

^d International SOS Freeport Industrial Public Health and Malaria Control   (Indonesia)

^e PT FREEPORT INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

^f JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^g ROYAL DARWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^h ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁱ NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Indonesia)

^j NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDONESIA; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS; SPUTUM SMEAR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 77957197046     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2010.136242     Document Type: Article

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