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Health service delay among pulmonary tuberculosis patients presenting to a National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Uganda: a cross sectional study

INTRODUCTION: Delay in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is common in many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Timely diagnosis of active tuberculosis is crucial in minimizing morbidity and mortality in the community as well as nosocomial transmission in health care facilities. This study a...

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Autores principales:	Kansiime, Catherine, Kiwuwa, Stephen M, Levi, Mugenyi, Asiimwe, Benon B, Katamba, Achilles
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	The African Field Epidemiology Network 2013
Materias:	Case Report
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3810284/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24198882 http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2013.15.84.2692

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