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Diagnostic delay and associated factors among patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Kerala

INTRODUCTION: Delay in the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) can lead to an increased infectivity period, delayed treatment, and increased severity of the disease. The objective of this study was to estimate the diagnostic delay and factors associated with the delay in diagnosis among the newly diagnos...

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Autores principales: Paramasivam, Selvam, Thomas, Bina, Chandran, Priya, Thayyil, Jayakrishnan, George, Biju, Sivakumar, C. P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5787970/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29417023
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2249-4863.222052