Effects of Gender and Age on Development of Concurrent Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis in Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Population Based Study

Chun-Yu Lin; Tun-Chieh Chen; Po-Liang Lu; Chung-Chih Lai; Yi-Hsin Yang; Wei-Ru Lin; Pei-Ming Huang; Yen-Hsu Chen

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0063936

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Effects of Gender and Age on Development of Concurrent Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis in Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Population Based Study

Chun-Yu Lin,

Affiliations Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Medicine, Tropical Medicine Research Center, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Tun-Chieh Chen,

Affiliations Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Medicine, Tropical Medicine Research Center, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Po-Liang Lu,

Affiliations Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Medicine, Tropical Medicine Research Center, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Chung-Chih Lai,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Yi-Hsin Yang,

Affiliations School of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Division of Statistical Analysis, Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Wei-Ru Lin,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Pei-Ming Huang,

Affiliation Division of Chest Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Yen-Hsu Chen

* E-mail: d810070@cc.kmu.edu.tw

Affiliations Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Medicine, Tropical Medicine Research Center, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Effects of Gender and Age on Development of Concurrent Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis in Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Population Based Study

Chun-Yu Lin,
Tun-Chieh Chen,
Po-Liang Lu,
Chung-Chih Lai,
Yi-Hsin Yang,
Wei-Ru Lin,
Pei-Ming Huang,
Yen-Hsu Chen

Published: May 22, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0063936

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