Tuberculosis mortality: Death from a curable disease, Connecticut, 2007-2009

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1657-1662

  Kattan, J A ^a,b   Sosa, L E ^b   Lobato, M N ^a  

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

^b CDC   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Errors; Health department; United States

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVOR; THERAPY DELAY; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMORBIDITY; CONNECTICUT; DEATH CERTIFICATES; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84870333492     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.12.0169     Document Type: Article

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