Epidemiology of tuberculosis in Europe

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 681-687

  Migliori, G B ^a   Ambrosetti, M ^a,b  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Control; Epidemiology; Europe; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; BALTIC STATES; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG THERAPY; EUROPE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRISONER; ROMANIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SERODIAGNOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS; UNEMPLOYMENT; USSR; WESTERN EUROPE; YUGOSLAVIA;

EID: 0032469813     PISSN: 11220643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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