Surveillance for tuberculosis among residents of hostels for homeless men

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 447-450

  Lau, Ellen A L ^a   Ferson, Mark J ^a,b  

^a S E Sydney Area Health Service   (Australia)

^b Public Health Unit   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RESIDENTIAL HOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NEW SOUTH WALES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0031205669     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.1997.tb01733.x     Document Type: Article

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