Evaluation of prediagnosis emergency department presentations in patients with active tuberculosis: the role of chest radiography, risk factors and symptoms

S C Appleton; D W Connell; A Singanayagam; P Bradley; D Pan; F Sanderson; B Cleaver; A Rahman; O M Kon

doi:10.1136/bmjresp-2016-000154

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Evaluation of prediagnosis emergency department presentations in patients with active tuberculosis: the role of chest radiography, risk factors and symptoms

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S C Appleton Tuberculosis Service, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
D W Connell Tuberculosis Service, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
A Singanayagam Tuberculosis Service, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
P Bradley Department of Emergency Medicine, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
D Pan Department of Emergency Medicine, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
F Sanderson Tuberculosis Service, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
B Cleaver Department of Emergency Medicine, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
A Rahman Department of Emergency Medicine, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
O M Kon Tuberculosis Service, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Professor O M Kon; onn.kon{at}imperial.nhs.uk

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Appleton SC, Connell DW, Singanayagam A, et al

Evaluation of prediagnosis emergency department presentations in patients with active tuberculosis: the role of chest radiography, risk factors and symptoms

BMJ Open Respiratory Research 2017;4:e000154. doi: 10.1136/bmjresp-2016-000154

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Received August 2, 2016
Revised October 24, 2016
Accepted October 26, 2016
First published January 17, 2017.

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January 19, 2023

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