Trends and risk factors for death and excess all-cause mortality among notified tuberculosis patients in the UK: an analysis of surveillance data
Introduction In the UK, several hundred patients notified with tuberculosis (TB) die every year. The aim of this article is to describe trends in deaths among notified TB patients, explore risk factors associated with death and compare all-cause mortality in TB patients with age-specific mortality r...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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European Respiratory Society
2019-12-01
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Series: | ERJ Open Research |
Online Access: | http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/5/4/00125-2019.full |