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Research Article

Demographic and clinical characteristics in relation to patient and health system delays in a tuberculosis low-incidence country

Peter LeutscherDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Aarhus University Hospital, SkejbyDenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Gitte MadsenDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Aarhus University Hospital, SkejbyDenmark;Department of Pulmonology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus Sygehus, Denmark
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Mogens ErlandsenDepartment of Biostatistics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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Jens VeirumDepartment of Paediatrics, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Denmark
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Karin LadefogedDepartment of Internal Medicine, Dronning Ingrids Hospital, Nuuk, Greenland
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Vibeke ThomsenInternational Reference Laboratory of Mycobacteriology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Christian WejseDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Aarhus University Hospital, SkejbyDenmark
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Ole HilbergDepartment of Pulmonology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus Sygehus, Denmark
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Pages 29-36 | Received 17 Nov 2010, Accepted 15 Jul 2011, Published online: 19 Sep 2011

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