Epidemiology of childhood tuberculosis in the Ashkelon region in Israel, 1958-1994

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 183-186

  Bibi, H ^a   Peled, R ^a   Shoseyov, D ^a   Weiller, Z ^a   Scharf, S ^a  

^a BARZILAI MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

childhood tuberculosis; epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0031038006     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1997.tb08865.x     Document Type: Article

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