Active case finding for pulmonary tuberculosis using mobile digital chest radiography: An observational study

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1461-1467

  Story, A ^a   Aldridge, Robert William ^b   Abubakar, I ^b,c   Stagg, H R ^b,c   Lipman, M ^b   Watson, J M ^c   Hayward, A C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hard to reach; Impact; Sensitivity; Specificity; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE FINDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MOBILE DIGITAL CHEST RADIOGRAPHY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM SMEAR; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONDON; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; PRISONERS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867208919     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.11.0773     Document Type: Article

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