Understanding, predicting and controlling the emergence of drug- resistant tuberculosis: A theoretical framework

Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 624-636

  Blower, Sally M ^a,b   Gerberding, Julie L ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug resistance; Mathematical model; Transmission

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG RESISTANCE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; TUBERCULOSIS;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0031831113     PISSN: 09462716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001090050260     Document Type: Review

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