Notification of tuberculosis in patients with aids

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 218-220

  Ferguson, Andrew ^a   Bennett, Diane ^a,b   Conning, Sarah ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AIDS; HIV infection; notification; tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0031780830     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a024746     Document Type: Article

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