Hospitalizations for tuberculosis in New York City: How many could be avoided?

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1603-1612

  Thomas, Jacinthe Thomas ^a   Laraque, F ^a   Munsiff, S ^a,b   Piatek, A ^a   Harris, T G ^a  

^a NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost; Inappropriate hospitalization; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR; SPUTUM SMEAR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW YORK CITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SPUTUM; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TUBERCULOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649338860     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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