Tuberculosis in Older People: A Retrospective and Comparative Study from Hong Kong
- 1 July 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- Vol. 50 (7) , 1219-1226
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1532-5415.2002.50308.x
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To compare tuberculosis (TB) in older and younger patients. DESIGN: A retrospective and comparative observational study. SETTING: Four chest clinics and two chest hospitals in Hong Kong. ...Keywords
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