The impact of new tuberculosis diagnostics on transmission: why context matters
Author(s) -
Hsien-Ho Lin,
David W. Dowdy,
Christopher Dye,
Megan Murray,
Ted Cohen
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
bulletin of the world health organization
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.459
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1564-0604
pISSN - 0042-9686
DOI - 10.2471/blt.11.101436
Subject(s) - tuberculosis , medicine , context (archaeology) , tanzania , transmission (telecommunications) , tuberculosis diagnosis , epidemiology , incidence (geometry) , intensive care medicine , mycobacterium tuberculosis , pathology , paleontology , physics , environmental science , optics , environmental planning , biology , electrical engineering , engineering
To estimate the impact of new tuberculosis diagnostics on tuberculosis transmission given the complex contextual factors that can lead to patient loss before diagnosis or treatment.
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