Challenges in diagnosing tuberculosis in children

Danish Medical Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Rahman, Nadia ^a   Pedersen, Karin Kaereby ^b   Rosenfeldt, Vibeke ^c   Johansen, Isik Somuncu ^d  

^a HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL PLUS ISONIAZID PLUS PYRAZINAMIDE PLUS RIFAMPICIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COUGHING; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HYPERTRANSAMINASEMIA; IMMIGRANT; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SIDE EFFECT; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84873270912     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22451919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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