Lessons learned during tuberculosis screening in public medical clinics in Francistown, Botswana

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1030-1032

  Bloss, Emily ^a   Makombe, R ^a   Kip, E ^b   Smit, M ^a   Chirenda, J ^b   Gammino, V M ^a   Creek, T ^a   Oeltmann, J E ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Botswana National Tuberculosis Program   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Botswana; HIV AIDS; Intensified case finding; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOTSWANA; CHECKLIST; CONSULTATION; COUGHING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEVER; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; MICROSCOPY; NIGHT SWEAT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SPUTUM SMEAR; SYMPTOM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOSIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; BOTSWANA; CHECKLIST; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 84863580800     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.11.0736     Document Type: Article

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