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Diagnostic and treatment delay among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Ethiopia: a cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: Delayed diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) results in severe disease and a higher mortality. It also leads to an increased period of infectivity in the community. The objective of this study was to determine the length of delays, and analyze the factors affecting the delay from...
Autores principales: | Yimer, Solomon, Bjune, Gunnar, Alene, Getu |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2005
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1326202/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16343350 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-5-112 |
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