Tuberculosis due to Mycobacterium bovis in the Australian population: Cases recorded during 1970-1994

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 715-721

  Cousins, D V ^a   Dawson, D J ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b WHO COLLABORATING CENTRE FOR REFERENCE AND RESEARCH ON INFLUENZA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Human infection; Mycobacterium bovis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CATTLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0032794705     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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