A prospective evaluation of children under the age of 5 years living in the same household as adults with recently diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 38-43

  Beyers, N ^a,c   Gie, R P ^a   Schaaf, H S ^a   Van Zyl, S ^a   Talent, J M ^b   Nel, E D ^a   Donald, P R ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Cape Metropolitan Council   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Chemoprophylaxis; Children; Contact; Household; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0031061336     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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