The epidemiology and control of tuberculosis in the United States

Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 431-438

  Agerton, Tracy B ^a   Valway, Sarah E ^a   Onorato, Ida M ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Surveillance; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; EPIDEMIC; ETHNIC GROUP; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031468353     PISSN: 10693424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1009358     Document Type: Review

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