Differences in contributing factors to tuberculosis incidence in U.S.- born and foreign-born persons

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 158, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1797-1803

  Chin, Daniel P ^a   DeRiemer, Kathryn ^a   Small, Peter M ^a   De Leon, Alfredo Ponce ^a   Steinhart, Rachel ^a   Schecter, Gisela F ^a   Daley, Charles L ^a   Moss, Andrew R ^a   Paz, E Antonio ^a   Jasmer, Robert M ^a   Agasino, Cristina B ^a   Hopewell, Philip C ^a  

^a NONE

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ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMIGRANT; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RISK FACTOR; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032429322     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.158.6.9804029     Document Type: Article

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