Missed opportunities for prevention of tuberculosis in Victoria, Australia

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 135-141

  MacIntyre, C R ^a,e   Plant, A J ^b   Yung, A ^c   Streeton, J A ^d  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d AUSTIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Missed opportunities; Prevention; Screening; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL RATE; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL RATE; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0031108042     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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