Mid-upper arm circumference predicts death in adult patients admitted to a TB ward in the Philippines: A prospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: The Philippines is ranked 3(rd) globally for tuberculosis incidence (554/100,000 population). The tuberculosis ward at San Lazaro Hospital, Manila receives 1,800–2,000 admissions of acutely unwell patients per year with high mortality. Objectives of this prospective cohort study were to...

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Autores principales: Lee, Nathaniel, White, Laura V., Marin, Flora P., Saludar, Naomi R., Solante, Marietta B., Tactacan-Abrenica, Rosario J. C., Calapis, Rugaiya W., Suzuki, Motoi, Saito, Nobuo, Ariyoshi, Koya, Parry, Christopher M., Edwards, Tansy, Cox, Sharon E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6597043/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31246958
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218193

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6597043/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31246958
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218193

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