The transcontinental transmission of tuberculosis: A molecular epidemiological assessment

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 551-553

  Casper, Corey ^a   Singh, Samir P ^b   Rane, Sangeeta ^b   Daley, Charles L ^c   Schecter, Gisela S ^d   Riley, Lee W ^a   Kreiswirth, Barry N ^e   Small, Peter M ^b  

^a Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Division of Tuberculosis Control   (United States)

^e PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TRAVEL; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029868270     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.86.4.551     Document Type: Article

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