Tuberculosis in Lebanese jails: Prevalence and risk factors

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 253-260

  Adib, Salim M ^c   Al Takash, Habib ^a   Al Hajj, Catherine ^b  

^a Health Department   (Lebanon)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Lebanon)

^c KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Jails; Lebanon; Purified protein derivative (PPD); Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULIN;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEBANON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; PRISON; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SKIN TEST; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LEBANON; LUNG; MALE; PRISONERS; STATISTICS; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0032981536     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007520429497     Document Type: Article

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