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Four Degrees of Separation: Social Contacts and Health Providers Influence the Steps to Final Diagnosis of Active Tuberculosis Patients in Urban Uganda

BACKGROUND: Delay in tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis adversely affects patients’ outcomes and prolongs transmission in the community. The influence of social contacts on steps taken by active pulmonary TB patients to seek a diagnosis has not been well examined. METHODS: A retrospective study design was...

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Autores principales:	Sekandi, Juliet N., Zalwango, Sarah, Martinez, Leonardo, Handel, Andreas, Kakaire, Robert, Nkwata, Allan K., Ezeamama, Amara E., Kiwanuka, Noah, Whalen, Christopher C.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2015
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4546132/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26293293 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-1084-8

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