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Tuberculosis
Findings from N. Guo and co-authors provide new insights into tuberculosis
December 2nd, 2008
According to recent research from Vancouver, Canada, "Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health threat worldwide. Numerous cost-effectiveness analyses of TB screening and treatment strategies have been recently published, but none have utilized quality-adjusted life-years as recommended because of the lack of utilities for TB health states." "To characterize and compare utility scores from either active TB or latent TB infection (LTBI) participants. Consenting patients attending a population-based screening and treatment clinic were administered the Short Form 36 (SF-36), the Health Utilities Index 2/3 (HUI2/3), and a general health visual analog scale (VAS) along...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-12-02)
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