Effect of pregnancy on the risk of developing active tuberculosis

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 488-491

  Espinal, Marcos A ^b   Reingold, Arthur L ^a   Lavandera, Maria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FAMILIAL INCIDENCE; FEMALE; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0030042696     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/173.2.488     Document Type: Article

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