Prevalence of tuberculosis infection among primary school-entry children in Sydney

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 123-128

  Alperstein, Garth ^a,e   Morgan, Keira R ^b   Fett, Michael J ^c   Nossar, Victor ^d   Stewart, Gregory J ^d  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b South E Sydney Area Health Service   (Australia)

^c Dept of Human Services and Health ^*  (Australia)

^d S W Sydney Area Health Service   (Australia)

^e Sydney South West Area   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RISK; SCREENING TEST; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0030037885     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.1996.tb01805.x     Document Type: Article

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