Screening for infection and disease as a tuberculosis control measure among indigents in New York City, 1994-1997

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 281-286

  Schluger, Neil W ^a,b   Huberman, R ^a   Holzman, R ^a   Rom, W N ^a   Cohen, D I ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b The New York Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Prevention; Screening; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID;

AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIVER TOXICITY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL INDIGENCY; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0032895309     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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