Diagnosis delay in smear positive tuberculosis patients

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1001-1004

  Nasehi, Mahshid ^a   Hassanzadeh, Jafar ^b   Rezaianzadeh, Abbas ^b   Zeigami, Bahram ^b   Tabatabaee, Hamidreza ^b   Ghaderi, Ebrahim ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Diagnosis delay; Public private mix; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACILLI; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK; SPUTUM SMEAR; SYMPTOM; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84875058764     PISSN: 17351995     EISSN: 17357136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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