Tuberculous spondylitis: Risk factors and clinical/paraclinical aspects in the south west of Iran

Journal of Infection and Public Health

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 196-200

  Alavi, S M ^a   Sharifi, M ^b  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Ahvaz Health Center   (Iran)

Author keywords

Clinical aspects; Khuzestan; Paraclinic; Risk factors; Tuberculosis spondilitis

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG USE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; KYPHOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL;

EID: 78649689008     PISSN: 18760341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2010.09.005     Document Type: Article

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