Tuberculosis transmission and the impact of intervention on the incidence of infection

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 485-491

  Pitman, Richard ^a   Jarman, B ^a   Coker, R ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemoprevention; Drug therapy; Epidemiology; Health policy; Model, theoretical; Nonlinear dynamics; Tuberculosis, pulmonary; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; COMPARTMENT MODEL; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; LUNG INFECTION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INTERVENTION STUDY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; ENGLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TUBERCULOSIS VACCINES; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; WALES;

EID: 0036015664     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/09640569512986     Document Type: Article

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