Detecting tuberculosis in new arrivals to UK

BMJ

Volumn 321, Issue 7260, 2000, Pages 569-

  Lamden, Kenneth ^a   Cheesbrough, John ^b   Madi, Salem ^b   Bakhshi, Surinder ^c   Bothamley, Graham H ^d   Griffiths, Chris ^e   Beeks, Mirima ^e   Macdonald, Meg ^e   Beasley, Esther ^e  

^a South Lancashire Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

^b Chorley S Ribble Dist Gen Hosp   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS Direct   (United Kingdom)

^d HOMERTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e Lower Clapton Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; LETTER; MASS SCREENING; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREEMPLOYMENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFUGEE; RISK FACTOR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; REFUGEES; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0034596565     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.321.7260.569/a     Document Type: Letter

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