Pulmonary tuberculosis in Gurkhas in Hong Kong in the period 1984-1987 and the role played by routine radiology in case detection.
A retrospective study of all cases of pulmonary tuberculosis in Gurkha soldiers and their dependants in Hong Kong in the years 1984-1987 inclusive was performed. In addition all chest X-rays requested for routine purposes and taken at the British Military Hospital, Hong Kong during 1986 were analysed. These studies showed that the current regulations requiring an annual chest X-ray for all Gurkha soldiers and their dependants were neither cost effective nor productive in screening for active pulmonary tuberculosis.
Fairley
I M
IM
British Military Hospital, Hong Kong.
Heap
B J
BJ
D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D006723:Hong Kong; D006772:Hospitals, Military; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006113:United Kingdom