Molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis in Montreal

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 167, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 353-354

  Kulaga, Sophie ^a   Behr, Marcel ^a   Musana, Kenneth ^a   Brinkman, Jacquelyn ^a   Menzies, Dick ^a   Brassard, Paul ^a   Kunimoto, Dennis ^a   Tannenbaum, Terry Nan ^a   Thibert, Louise ^a   Joseph, Lawrence ^a   Boivin, Jean Francois ^a   Schwartzman, Kevin ^a  

^a Respiratory Epidemiology Unit   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; MOLECULAR MARKER;

AGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA BASE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENDER; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAITI; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INCIDENCE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RISK; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036376751     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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