Incidence and outcome of newly-diagnosed tuberculosis in schizophrenics: A 12-year, nationwide, retrospective longitudinal study

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Kuo, Shu Chen ^a,b,c   Chen, Yung Tai ^b,d   Li, Szu Yuan ^a,b   Lee, Yi Tzu ^a,b,e   Yang, Albert C ^a,b   Chen, Te Li ^a,b   Liu, Chia Jen ^a,b   Chen, Tzeng Ji ^b   Su, Ih Jen ^c   Fung, Chang Phone ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e Chutung Veterans Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Incidence; Outcome; Schizophrenia; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ICD-9; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT DURATION; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84880945970     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-13-351     Document Type: Article

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