Tuberculosis and HIV seroprevalence in Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham, an area of South London

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 167-172

  Melzer, M ^a   Warley, A ^b   Milburn, H ^b   O'Sullivan, D ^c   Barker, R D ^d   Hutchinson, D ^e   Shelton, D ^e   Drobniewski, F ^e   French, G ^b  

^a NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Lambeth Southwark and Lewisham Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

^d KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e Dulwich Community Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human immunodeficiency virus; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037291223     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rmed.2003.1399     Document Type: Article

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