Diagnostic accuracy of an integrated respiratory guideline in identifying patients with respiratory symptoms requiring screening for pulmonary tuberculosis: a cross-sectional study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the integrated Practical Approach to Lung Health in South Africa (PALSA) guideline in identifying patients requiring bacteriological screening for tuberculosis (TB), and to determine which clini...

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Main Authors: Majara Bosielo P, Bheekie Angeni, Fairall Lara R, Zwarenstein Merrick F, Bateman Eric D, Bachmann Max O, English René G, Lombard Carl, Scherpbier Robert, Ottomani Salah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-08-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2466/6/22