Tuberculosis transmission patterns in a high-incidence area: A spatial analysis

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 271-277

  Munch, Z ^a   Van Lill, S W P ^a   Booysen, C N ^a   Zietsman, H L ^a   Enarson, D A ^b   Beyers, N ^a,c  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alcohol; High incidence; Shebeens; Spatial analysis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROWDING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIC; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; LIFESTYLE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROWDING; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0037347772     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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