Tuberculosis in England and Wales in 1993: Results of a national survey

Thorax

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1060-1067

  Kumar, D ^a   Watson, J M ^a   Charlett, A ^a   Nicholas, S ^a   Darbyshire, J H ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Tuberculosis; UK

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030696615     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.52.12.1060     Document Type: Article

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