Diagnoses from lung specimen collected through flexible bronchoscopy from patients in a tertiary hospital in Dar es Salaam Tanzania: a retrospective cross-sectional study
Abstract Background Flexible bronchoscopy enables visualization of the respiratory airway mucosa from the oropharynx to third generation branching of the tracheobronchial tree. Bronchoscopic diagnoses vary from one locality to the other in accordance to the locality specific risk factors for lung di...
Main Authors: | Deus A. Ndilanha, Grace A. Shayo, Ramadhan Hassan, Moses Byomuganyizi, Leonard E. K. Lema |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-11-01
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Series: | BMC Pulmonary Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-019-0972-x |
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