Bi-directional screening for tuberculosis and diabetes: A systematic review

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1300-1314

  Jeon, Christie Y ^a   Harries, Anthony D ^b,c   Baker, Meghan A ^a,d   Hart, Jessica E ^e   Kapur, Anil ^f   Lönnroth, Knut ^g   Ottmani, Salah Eddine ^g   Goonesekera, Sunali ^a   Murray, Megan B ^a,h  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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

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

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f World Diabetes Foundation   (Denmark)

^g WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^h BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Screening; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; ISONIAZID;

DIABETES; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE TREATMENT; LITERATURE REVIEW; TUBERCULOSIS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMBASE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDLINE; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; SCREENING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; TUBERCULOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79251502971     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02632.x     Document Type: Review

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