Epidemiological aspects of tuberculosis in the Padua Health District, 1985-1996

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 125-128

  Baldo, V ^a   Menegon, T ^a   Zannoni, F ^b   Angelopoulos, A ^b   Majori, S ^c   Piron, L ^a   Renzulli, G ^b   Trivello, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Public Health Department   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Risk factors; Surveillance; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMIGRANT; INFECTION RATE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0031930913     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007458330542     Document Type: Article

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