Impact of immigration on tuberculosis infection among Canadian-born schoolchildren and young adults in Montreal

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1915-1921

  Menzies, Dick ^a   Chan, Chun Ho ^b   Vissandjée, Bilkis ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; TUBERCULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0031465793     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.156.6.9704017     Document Type: Article

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