Prevalence and annual risk of tuberculosis infection in edirne, Turkey

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 654-656

  Yorulmaz, F ^a   Caglar T ^a   Erel, C ^a   Ozaydin M ^a  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; TUBERCULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPUTUM CULTURE; TUBERCULIN TEST; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

BCG VACCINE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULIN; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; TURKEY;

EID: 0036382301     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540210147750     Document Type: Article

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