Long-term mortality in patients with tuberculous meningitis: A Danish nationwide cohort study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2011, Pages

  Christensen, Anne Sophie Halkjær ^a   Roed, Casper ^a   Omland, Lars Haukali ^a   Andersen, Peter Henrik ^b   Obel, Niels ^a   Andersen, Åse Bengaard ^c  

^a International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health   (Denmark)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^c ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; TIME;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

EID: 81555218162     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027900     Document Type: Article

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