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Treatment delay and fatal outcomes of pulmonary tuberculosis in advanced age: a retrospective nationwide cohort study
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Studies focusing on pulmonary tuberculosis in advanced age (≥80 years) are lacking. This study aimed to explore treatment delay, outcomes and their predictors in this group. METHODS: Adult (≥20 years) patients with pulmonary tuberculosis were identified from the National He...
Autores principales: | Lee, Chih-Hsin, Wang, Jann-Yuan, Lin, Hsien-Chun, Lin, Pai-Yang, Chang, Jer-Hwa, Suk, Chi-Won, Lee, Li-Na, Lan, Chou-Chin, Bai, Kuan-Jen |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5483299/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28646854 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2554-y |
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