Integrating tuberculosis screening into annual health examinations for the rural elderly improves case detection

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 787-791

  Zhang, X L ^a   Li, S G ^a   Li, H T ^a   Li, G X ^b   Guo, X Y ^a   Wang, Y ^a   Li, R ^a   Yin, J ^c   Zou, G Y ^d   Wei, X L ^c,d  

^a SHANDONG PROVINCIAL CHEST HOSPITAL   (China)

^b WEIFANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case finding; Diabetes mellitus; Elderly; Health examination; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTACT EXAMINATION; DIABETIC PATIENT; DISEASE DURATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; SPUTUM SMEAR; SYMPTOM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS SCREENING; TUBERCULOSIS SYMPTOM; VERY ELDERLY; COMPLICATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHINA; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RADIOGRAPHY; RURAL POPULATION; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84930815583     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: 18157920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.14.0617     Document Type: Article

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