Epidemiology of tuberculosis among children in the United States: 1985 to 1994

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 697-704

  Ussery, Xilla T ^a   Valway, Sarah E ^a   Mckenna, Matthew ^a   Cauthen, George M ^a   Mccray, Eugene ^a   Onorato, Ida M ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

children; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEMOGRAPHY; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029760087     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199608000-00013     Document Type: Article

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