Overall and cause-specific mortality among patients with tuberculosis and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 961-968

  Blöndal, Kai ^a,b   Rahu, K ^c   Altraja, A ^a   Viiklepp, P ^c   Rahu, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b Reykjavik Health Care Services Iceland   (Iceland)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH DEVELOPMENT   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Estonia; MDR TB; Mortality; Standardised mortality ratio; TB

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ESTONIA; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MORTALITY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARDIZED MORTALITY RATIO;

ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ESTONIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT;

EID: 84878918899     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.12.0946     Document Type: Article

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