The epidemiology of tuberculosis in New South Wales 1975-1995: The effects of immigration in a low prevalence population

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 647-654

  Heath, T C ^a,b,e   Roberts, C ^c   Winks, M ^d   Capon, A G ^a  

^a Western Sector Public Health Unit   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c The Australian National University

^d New South Wales Government   (Australia)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

Immigrant screening; Immigration; Low prevalence; Surveillance; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CASE FINDING; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SPUTUM SMEAR; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0031830730     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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