Cost-effectiveness of routine diagnostic evaluation of pulmonary tuberculosis in a primary care unit in Brazil

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1336-1340

  Guerra, Renata Leborato ^a   Dorman, S E ^b   Luiz, R R ^a   Conde, M B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chest radiography; Passive case finding; Sputum microscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BRAZIL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BRAZIL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884616996     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.13.0073     Document Type: Article

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