Detection delay of pulmonary tuberculosis patients among migrants in China: A cross-sectional study

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1630-1636

  Zhou, C ^a   Tobe, R G ^a   Chu, J ^b   Gen, H ^c   Wang, X ^a   Xu, Lingzhong ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Shandong Centre for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^c Tuberculosis Control Center of Shandong Province   (China)

Author keywords

Barriers; Detection delay; Diagnosis delay; Patient delay

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE REGISTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCOME; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; WORKING TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870340089     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.12.0227     Document Type: Article

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