Investigation outcomes of tuberculosis suspects in the health centers of addis ababa, ethiopia

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Deribew, Amare ^a   Negussu, Nebiyu ^b   Melaku, Zenebe ^c   Deribe, Kebede ^a  

^a JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b Somali Regional Health Bureau   (Ethiopia)

^c International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Programs   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTACT EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DISEASE DURATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHIOPIA; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; NIGHT SWEAT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; SPUTUM SMEAR; WEIGHT REDUCTION; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955389439     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018614     Document Type: Article

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