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Simple tuberculosis screening tool using signs, symptoms, and risk factors to reduce the missed oppo...

Simple tuberculosis screening tool using signs, symptoms, and risk factors to reduce the missed oppo...

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_5335bc31fffe4ecba2df487d134aff80

Simple tuberculosis screening tool using signs, symptoms, and risk factors to reduce the missed opportunity in the older population

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Full title

Simple tuberculosis screening tool using signs, symptoms, and risk factors to reduce the missed opportunity in the older population

Publisher

England: BioMed Central Ltd

Journal title

BMC pulmonary medicine, 2022-05, Vol.22 (1), p.208-208, Article 208

Language

English

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Publisher

England: BioMed Central Ltd

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Scope and Contents

Contents

There is a growing concern on how to increase tuberculosis (TB) case detection in resource-poor settings. The healthcare facilities routinely providing services to the elderly for chronic diseases often failed to detect TB cases, causing a missed opportunity. This study aimed to develop a simple and sensitive screening tool using signs, symptoms, a...

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Simple tuberculosis screening tool using signs, symptoms, and risk factors to reduce the missed opportunity in the older population

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_5335bc31fffe4ecba2df487d134aff80

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_5335bc31fffe4ecba2df487d134aff80

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ISSN

1471-2466

E-ISSN

1471-2466

DOI

10.1186/s12890-022-02001-2

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