Risk factors for pediatric tuberculosis infection and disease after household exposure to adult index cases in Alaska

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 132, Issue 3 I, 1998, Pages 509-513

  Gessner, B D ^a   Weiss, N S ^a   Nolan, C M ^a  

^a Alaska Division of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; EXPOSURE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031918308     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(98)70029-0     Document Type: Article

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