A temporal analysis on patient and health service delays in pulmonary tuberculosis in Portugal: inter and intra‑regional differences and in(equalities) between gender and age
Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis and treatment delays increase the period of infectiousness, making TB control difficult and increasing the fatality rates. This study aimed to determine the evolution of health care service delay (time between the patient's first contact with the...
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Main Authors: | Bhaswar Chakma (Author), Dulce Gomes (Author), Patrícia A. Filipe (Author), Patrícia Soares (Author), Bruno de Sousa (Author), Carla Nunes (Author) |
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2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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