Epidemiological and economical impact of tuberculosis in an adolescent girl in Lausanne (Switzerland)

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 131, Issue 27-28, 2001, Pages 418-421

  Zangger, E ^a   Gehri, M ^a   Krahenbuhl J D ^a   Zuberbuhler D ^a   Zellweger, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Contact tracing; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SPUTUM SMEAR; SWITZERLAND; TUBERCULIN TEST;

EID: 0035859454     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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