Tuberculosis notifications in England: The relative effects of deprivation and immigration

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 213-218

  Tocque, K ^a   Doherty, M J ^b   Bellis, M A ^c   Spence, D P S ^d   Williams, C S D ^e   Davies, P D O ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

^b Castlehills Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c Public Health Sector   (United Kingdom)

^d Northallerton Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^e LIVERPOOL HEART AND CHEST HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Immigration; Tuberculosis notifications; Urban deprivation

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HUMANS; LONDON; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POVERTY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0031892372     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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