The impact of Greece's childhood tuberculosis screening programme on the epidemiological indexes in the greater Athens area

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 248-253

  Spyridis, Panagiotis ^a   Tsolia, M ^a   Gelesme, A ^a   Moustaki, M ^a   Spyridis, N ^a   Sinaniotis, C ^a   Karpathios, T ^a  

^a P AND A KYRIAKOU CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Children; Epidemiology; Screening; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; GREECE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0037346448     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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