Tuberculosis screening among immigrants in The Netherlands: What is its contribution to public health?

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 63-71

  Bwire, R ^a   Nagelkerke, N ^a,b   Keizer, S T ^c   Annee v Bavel J A C M ^d   Sijbrant, J ^e   Van Burg, J L ^f   Borgdorff, M W ^a  

^a KNCV TUBERCULOSIS FOUNDATION   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c MUNICIPAL HEALTH SERVICE   (Netherlands)

^d Municipal Health Service GGD   (Netherlands)

^e Municipal Health Service   (Netherlands)

^f Agency for Reception of Asylum Seekers   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Control strategies; Epidemiology; Infectious diseases; Migration

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN;

DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG RESISTANCE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INFORMATION SYSTEM; NETHERLANDS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0033985236     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-2977(99)00118-7     Document Type: Review

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