Missed opportunities for tuberculosis diagnosis

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 205-210

  Bailey, S L ^a   Roper, M H ^b   Huayta, M ^c   Trejos, N ^d   Alarcón, V López ^d   Moore, D A J ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b ASOCIACIÓN BENÉFICA PRISMA   (Peru)

^c UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^d MINISTERIO DE SALUD   (Peru)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Smear microscopy; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PERU; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM SMEAR; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PERU; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPUTUM; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651459124     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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