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Patient and health service delay in pulmonary tuberculosis patients attending a referral hospital: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Delays in diagnosis and initiation of effective treatment increase morbidity and mortality from tuberculosis as well as the risk of transmission in the community. The aim of this study was to determine the time taken for patients later confirmed as having TB to present with symptoms to t...

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Autores principales:	Kiwuwa, Mpungu S, Charles, Karamagi, Harriet, Mayanja Kizza
Formato:	Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2005
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1310609/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16307685 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-5-122

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