Prevalence of tuberculosis infection among homeless young people in central and eastern Sydney

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 382-384

  Kang, M ^a   Alperstein, G ^b   Dow, A ^a   Van Beek, I ^c   Martin, C ^c   Bennett, D ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b Queen Mary Building   (Australia)

^c New Children's Hospital ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Homeless youth; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0033861567     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2000.00527.x     Document Type: Article

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