Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 55, Issue 2 , Pages 115-120 , February 2002

Difference in symptoms suggesting pulmonary tuberculosis among men and women

  • Nguyen Hoang Long

      Affiliations

    • National Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, 463 Hoang Hoa Tham Street, Hanoi, Viet Nam
    • Division of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
    • Division of International Health (IHCAR), Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +84.4 8231440; fax: 84.4 8463056. E-mail address:(N.H. Long)
    • ,
  • Vinod K Diwan

      Affiliations

    • Division of International Health (IHCAR), Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
    • The Nordic School of Public Health, Goteborg, Sweden
    • ,
  • Anna Winkvist

      Affiliations

    • The Nordic School of Public Health, Goteborg, Sweden

Received 5 November 2000 ,Revised 27 July 2001 ,Accepted 16 August 2001.

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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 55, Issue 2 , Pages 115-120 , February 2002

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