Delays in diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis in India: A systematic review

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 255-266

  Sreeramareddy, C T ^a   Qin, Z Z ^b   Satyanarayana, S ^b   Subbaraman, R ^c   Pai, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN   (Malaysia)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Care seeking behaviour; Delayed diagnosis; Delivery of health care; India; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INDIA; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RISK FACTOR; TIME; TIME TO TREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; INDIA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TIME-TO-TREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 84894229888     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.13.0585     Document Type: Article

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