Health-seeking behaviour and treatment delay in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Switzerland: some slip through the net

AIMS OF THE STUDY To assess the health-seeking behaviour, the patient delay (onset of symptoms to first consultation) and the health system delay (first consultation to start of tuberculosis treatment) among patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) diagnosed in Switzerland, and to asses...

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Main Authors:	Christian Auer, Sabine Kiefer, Meike Zuske, Christian Schindler, Kaspar Wyss, Johannes Blum, Xavier Bosch-Capblanch, Ursula Widmer, Sonia Sauthier, Jean-Paul Janssens, Katharina Bossard, Christophe Chatonnet, Jesica Mazza-Stalder, Bea Zacek, Jean-Pierre Zellweger, Ekkehardt Altpeter, Mirjam Mäusezahl
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Inglês
Published:	SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2018-09-01
Series:	Swiss Medical Weekly
Subjects:	Tuberculosis delay patient delay health system delay
Online Access:	https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/2514
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