Tuberculosis infection among young adults enlisting in the United States Navy

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 934-939

  Smit, Besa ^a   Ryan, Margaret A K ^a   Gray, Gregory C ^a,b   Polonsky, James M ^c   Trump, David H ^d  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c NAVAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

PPD; Tuberculin skin testing; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; TUBERCULIN;

DISEASE INCIDENCE; ETHNICITY; TUBERCULOSIS; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FOREIGN WORKER; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIGRATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NAVY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREEMPLOYMENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOLDIER; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036815994     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/31.5.934     Document Type: Article

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