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A Pilot Project of Systematic Tuberculosis Screening in the Elderly in a South Korean Province

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major infectious disease in South Korea causing substantial disease burden, particularly in the elderly. This study aimed to identify the case detection rate of mobile TB screening for the elderly conducted in the Jeollanam-do region and to analyze risk factors of...

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Autores principales: Kim, Hyunwoo, Kim, Hee-Jin, Oh, Kyung-Hyun, Oh, Hwan-Wook, Choi, Hongjo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6609519/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30841016
http://dx.doi.org/10.4046/trd.2018.0063