Endemic tuberculosis among homeless men in New York City

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 154, Issue 18, 1994, Pages 2069-2073

  Concato, John ^a,b,c,d,e   Rom, William N ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BELLEVUE HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^c New York City Department of Health ^*

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG RESISTANCE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0027969089     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.154.18.2069     Document Type: Article

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