Tuberculin testing in two Liverpool social clubs: The effects of a tuberculosis outbreak on background positivity

Thorax

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 624-627

  Syed, Q ^a   Bellis, M A ^a   Beeching, N J ^b   Tocque, K ^a   Williams, C S D ^c   Jamieson, S ^c   Steele, A ^c   Davies, P D O ^c  

^a Public Health Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c LIVERPOOL HEART AND CHEST HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age effects; Tuberculin positivity; Tuberculosis outbreak

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0029975246     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.51.6.624     Document Type: Article

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