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Tuberculosis in a Geriatric Unit
Author(s) -
Rudd A.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1985.tb04623.x
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , disease , geriatrics , unit (ring theory) , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , gerontology , psychiatry , pathology , mathematics education , mathematics
All cases of tuberculosis admitted to a geriatric unit over five years were reviewed. The problems involved in diagnosing and managing the disease in the elderly are discussed, emphasizing the importance of diagnosing a treatable disease that may otherwise be fatal. J Am Geriatr Soc 33:566, 1985