High frequency of tuberculosis in households of index TB patients

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 266-269

  Claessens, N J M ^a   Gausi, F F ^a   Meijnen, S ^a   Weismuller, M M ^a   Salaniponi, F M ^a   Harries, A D ^a  

^a British High Commission Lilongwe   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Household tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COUNSELING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FAMILY LIFE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALAWI; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALAWI; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEROLOGIC TESTS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0036206002     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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