Factors associated with being lost to follow-up before completing tuberculosis treatment: Analysis of surveillance data

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 141, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1223-1231

  Millett, E R C ^a   Noel, D ^b   Mangtani, P ^a   Abubakar, I ^b,c   Kruijshaar, M E ^b,d  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; treatment outcome; tuberculosis; UK

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IRELAND; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SPUTUM SMEAR; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; LOST TO FOLLOW-UP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTHERN IRELAND; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; WALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876936852     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095026881200163X     Document Type: Article

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