Development and evaluation of a new chest radiograph reading and recording system for epidemiological surveys of tuberculosis and lung disease

The development and evaluation of a new chest radiograph reading and recording system (CRRS) for community surveys of tuberculosis (TB) and lung disease. An experienced pulmonologist read 2608 chest X-rays (CXRs) performed as part of a TB prevalence survey using the newly developed CRRS. The kappa (...

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Published in:	The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease Vol. 9; no. 10; p. 1088
Main Authors:	Den Boon, S, Bateman, E D, Enarson, D A, Borgdorff, M W, Verver, S, Lombard, C J, Irusen, E, Beyers, N, White, N W
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	France 01.10.2005
Subjects:	Epidemiologic Methods Female Humans Lung Diseases - diagnostic imaging Lung Diseases - epidemiology Male Mass Screening Population Surveillance Prevalence Radiography, Thoracic - methods Reproducibility of Results South Africa - epidemiology Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - diagnostic imaging Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - epidemiology
ISSN:	1027-3719
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