Health system delay in pulmonary tuberculosis treatment in a country with an intermediate burden of tuberculosis: A cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Jurcev Savicevic, Anamarija ^a   Mulic, Rosanda ^a   Kozul, Karlo ^b   Ban, Bozica ^c   Valic, Jasna ^d   Bacun Ivcek, Ljiljana ^c   Gudelj, Ivan ^e   Popijac Cesar, Gordana ^f   Marinovic Dunatov, Snjezana ^g   Simunovic, Aleksandar ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

^b Public Health Institute of Osjecko Baranjska County   (Croatia)

^c Zagreb Institute of Public Health   (Croatia)

^d Public Health Institute of Istarska County   (Croatia)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SPLIT   (Croatia)

^f Public Health Institute of Krapinsko Zagorska County   (Croatia)

^g Public Health Institute of Zadarska County   (Croatia)

^h CROATIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Croatia; Delay; Health system; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COST OF ILLNESS; CROATIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPUTUM; STATISTICS; TIME; TIME TO TREATMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COST OF ILLNESS; CROATIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SPUTUM; TIME FACTORS; TIME-TO-TREATMENT; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875172855     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-250     Document Type: Article

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