A systematic review of delay in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis

Dag Gundersen Storla; Solomon Yimer; Gunnar Aksel Bjune

doi:10.1186/1471-2458-8-15

A systematic review of delay in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis

Bibliographic Data

ID	23363877
Authors	Dag Gundersen Storla, Solomon Yimer (0000-0003-0110-3792), Gunnar Aksel Bjune
Year	2008
Volume	8
Issue	1
Publication date	2008-12-01
Peer Reviewed	Yes
Open Access	Yes
Type	ARTICLE
Venue	BMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiers	ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI	10.1186/1471-2458-8-15
PMID	18194573
PMCID	PMC2265684
Language	EN
Citations received	89
References cited	15

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