Early diagnosis of tuberculosis in the health services in different regions of Brazil El diagnóstico oportuno de la tuberculosis en los servicios de salud de varias regiones de Brasil Diagnóstico oportuno da tuberculose nos serviços de saúde de diversas regiões do Brasil

• Main Authors: Tereza Cristina Scatena Villa (Author), Maria Amélia Zanon Ponce (Author), Anneliese Domingues Wysocki (Author), Rubia Laine de Paula Andrade (Author), Tiemi Arakawa (Author), Beatriz Estuque Scatolin (Author), Maria Eugenia Firmino Brunello (Author), Aline Ale Beraldo (Author), Lucia Marina Scatena (Author), Aline Aparecida Monroe (Author), Reinaldo Antonio da Silva Sobrinho (Author), Lenilde Duarte de Sá (Author), Jordana de Almeida Nogueira (Author), Marluce Maria de Araújo Assis (Author), Roxana Isabel Cardozo-Gonzales (Author), Pedro Fredemir Palha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2013-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To analyze the infected person's first contact with the health services, for the early diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) in different regions of Brazil. METHOD: a cross-sectional study undertaken in 6 municipalities in the South-east, South and North-east regions of Brazil. Data collect...