Influence of sampling on estimates of clustering and recent transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis derived from DNA fingerprinting techniques

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 149, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 366-371

  Glynn, J R ^a   Vynnycky, E ^a   Fine, P E M ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bias (epidemiology); Epidemiologic methods; Epidemiology, molecular; Study design; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; SIMULATION; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0033558139     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009822     Document Type: Article

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