Tuberculin reactivity: Prevalence and predictors in BCG-vaccinated young Norwegian adults

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 96, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1033-1039

  Jentoft, H F ^a   Omenaas, E ^a,b   Eide, G E ^a,b   Gulsvik, A ^a  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Age; BCG vaccination; ECRHS; Gender; Smoking; Tuberculin reactivity

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ASCORBIC ACID; BCG VACCINE;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DUST; FEMALE; GAS; GENDER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; TUBERCULIN TEST;

EID: 0036892517     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rmed.2002.1386     Document Type: Article

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