Does tuberculosis screening improve individual outcomes? A systematic review
Background: To determine if tuberculosis (TB) screening improves patient outcomes, we conducted two systematic reviews to investigate the effect of TB screening on diagnosis, treatment outcomes, deaths (clinical review assessing 23 outcome indicators); and patient costs (economic review). Methods: P...
Main Authors: | L Telisinghe, M Ruperez, M Amofa-Sekyi, L Mwenge, T Mainga, R Kumar, M Hassan, L.H Chaisson, F Naufal, A.E Shapiro, J.E Golub, C Miller, E.L Corbett, R.M Burke, P MacPherson, R.J Hayes, V Bond, C Daneshvar, E Klinkenberg, H.M Ayles |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-10-01
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Series: | EClinicalMedicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589537021004077 |
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