Preventability of incident cases of tuberculosis in recently exposed contacts

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 56-61

  MacIntyre, C Raina ^a,b   Plant, A J ^c  

^a The Australian National University

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contacts; Incidence; Prevention; Screening; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CONTACT TRACING; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; REGISTRIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; VICTORIA;

EID: 0031887438     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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