Impact of social interactions in the community on the transmission of tuberculosis in a high incidence area

Thorax

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 136-140

  Classen, Collette N ^a   Warren, Robin ^b   Richardson, Madeleine ^b   Hauman, John H ^b   Gie, Robert P ^b   Ellis, James H P ^b   Van Helden, Paul D ^b   Beyers, Nulda ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Social interaction; Transmission; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRINKING; GENOTYPE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0033021852     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.54.2.136     Document Type: Article

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