Screening for tuberculosis infection in urban children

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 150, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 722-726

  Christy, Cynthia ^a,b   Pulcino, Mary Lou ^b   Lanphear, Bruce P ^a   McConnochie, Kenneth M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0030006371     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1996.02170320068011     Document Type: Article

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