A tuberculosis screening and chemoprophylaxis project in children from a high risk population in Edmonton, Alberta

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 152-155

  Doering, Diane ^a   Kocuipchyk, Rose ^a   Lester, Shelley ^a  

^a Capital Health Edmonton   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; TUBERCULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MASS SCREENING; NORMAL HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHOOL; SKIN MANIFESTATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

EID: 0033035679     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404496     Document Type: Article

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