Consultation meeting on tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus: Meeting summary and recommendations

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1513-1517

  Ottmani, S E ^a   Murray, M B ^b,c   Jeon, C Y ^b   Baker, M A ^b,d   Kapur, A ^e   Lonnroth K ^a   Harries, A D ^f,g  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e World Diabetes Foundation   (Denmark)

^f INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE   (France)

^g LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Meeting report; Screening; Treatment outcomes; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSULTATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; RESEARCH; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 78649373817     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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