Tuberculosis among foreign-born persons in Los Angeles county, 1992-1994

Tubercle and Lung Disease

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 524-530

  Zuber, P L F ^a,d   Knowles, L S ^c   Binkin, N J ^a   Tipple, M A ^b   Davidson, P T ^c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRAL AMERICA; DATA BASE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INCIDENCE; MASS SCREENING; MEXICO; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030475791     PISSN: 09628479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0962-8479(96)90050-7     Document Type: Article

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