Mandated tuberculosis screening in a community of homeless people

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 108-113

  Rendleman, Neal J ^a  

^a Legacy Hosp Int Medicine Training   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PREVALENCE; SCREENING; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MANDATORY TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; OREGON; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0032865473     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-3797(99)00052-5     Document Type: Article

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