Guidelines for conducting tuberculin skin test surveys in high prevalence countries

Tubercle and Lung Disease

Volumn 77, Issue SUPPL.1, 1996, Pages 1-20

  Arnadottir, T ^a   Rieder, H L ^a   Trebucq A ^a   Waaler, H T ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTHORITY; COORDINATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

AGE FACTORS; BUDGETS; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; DJIBOUTI; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; NICARAGUA; PREVALENCE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAMPLE SIZE; TANZANIA; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0029795575     PISSN: 09628479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0962-8479(96)90127-6     Document Type: Review

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