A study tuberculosis among foreign-born Hispanic persons the U.S. States bordering Mexico

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 834-837

  Wells, Charles D ^a,b,c,d   Ocaña, Miguel ^a,b,c,d   Moser, Kathleen ^a,b,c,d   Bergmire Sweat, David ^a,b,c,d   Mohle Boetani, Janet C ^a,b,c,d   Binkin, Nancy J ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b San Diego County Department of Health and Human Services   (United States)

^c TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032985081     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.159.3.9712122     Document Type: Article

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