Tuberculosis Skin Testing in Pregnancy: Trends in a Population

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 199-201

  Nolan, Thomas E ^a   Espinosa, Terri L ^a   Pastorek II, Joseph G ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; MIGRATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RISK FACTOR; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOUISIANA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0031137699     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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