Predictors of hospitalization of tuberculosis patients in Montreal, Canada: a retrospective cohort study

Predictors of hospitalization of tuberculosis patients in Montreal, Canada: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background Hospitalization is the most costly health system component of tuberculosis (TB) control programs. Our objectives were to identify how frequently patients are hospitalized, and the factors associated with hospitalizations and length-of-stay (LOS) of TB patients in a large Canadian...

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Main Authors: Lisa A. Ronald, J. Mark FitzGerald, Andrea Benedetti, Jean-François Boivin, Kevin Schwartzman, Gillian Bartlett-Esquilant, Dick Menzies
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-11-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Active tuberculosis
Health service utilization
Length of hospital stay
Survival analysis
Epidemiology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-016-1997-x

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