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Handbook for District Hospitals in Resource Constrained Settings for the Quality Improvement of Chest X-Ray Reading in Tuberculosis Suspects

Manual
Handbook for District Hospitals in Resource Constrained Settings for the Quality Improvement of Chest X-Ray Reading in Tuberculosis Suspects

This manual gives guidance for the x-ray reading in TB Suspects and provides a useful tool for better diagnosing of smear-negative TB in adult TB suspects.

Author:

Tuberculosis Coalition for Technical Assistance, TBCTA

Audiences:

International Agencies

Topic:

Diagnosis, Diagnosis- Chest X-Ray

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