Delay in diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis at a primary health clinic in Vitoria, Brazil

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1403-1410

  Maciel, Ethel Leonor Noia ^a   Golub, J E ^b   Peres, R L ^a   Hadad, D J ^a   Favero J L ^a   Molino, L P ^a   Bae, J W ^c   Moreira, C M ^d   Detoni, V Do V ^e   Vinhas, S A ^a   Palaci, M ^a   Dietze, R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Tuberculosis Control Program   (Brazil)

^e Hospital Universitário Cassiano Antônio de Moraes   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Delayed diagnosis; Epidemiology; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAZIL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUGHING; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BRAZIL; CHEST PAIN; COUGH; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 78049433131     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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