Determinants of tuberculosis in an immigrant population in Rome: A case- control study

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 479-483

  Rapiti, Elisabetta ^a,c   Fano, V ^a   Forastiere, F ^a   Agabiti, N ^a   Geraci, S ^b   Scano, M ^b   Alichino, F ^b   Rinnenburger, D ^b  

^a Regional Health Authority   (Italy)

^b Caritas Diocesana of Rome   (Italy)

^c DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Health policy; Infectious diseases; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMIGRANT; INFECTION RISK; ITALY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CENTRAL AMERICA; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; ROME; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AMERICA; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0031846727     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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