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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...
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. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2019
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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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