Longitudinal incidence of tuberculosis in South-East Asian refugees after re-settlement

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 287-293

  MacIntyre, C R ^a,c   Plant, A J ^b  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asia; Incidence; Refugees; Resettlement; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFUGEE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SKIN TEST; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST;

ADULT; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; REFUGEES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; VICTORIA;

EID: 0032944925     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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