Tuberculosis in Siberia: 1. An epidemiological and microbiological assessment

Tubercle and Lung Disease

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 199-206

  Drobniewski, F ^a,g   Tayler, E ^b   Ignatenko, N ^c   Paul, J ^d   Connolly, M ^e   Nye, P ^f   Lyagoshina, T ^c   Besse, C ^c  

^a Dulwich Community Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Microbiology   (United Kingdom)

^c Medical Emergency Relief International   (United Kingdom)

^d JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e Kingston and Richmond Hlth Auth   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BCG VACCINE; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CONTACT EXAMINATION; FLUOROGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREVALENCE; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; UNEMPLOYMENT; USSR;

EID: 0029785505     PISSN: 09628479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0962-8479(96)90001-5     Document Type: Article

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