Tuberculosis among elderly persons, as observed among nursing home residents

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 9 SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages

  Stead, W W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NURSING HOME; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; TUBERCULOSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARKANSAS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; RECURRENCE; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0031666108     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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