Extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Somali immigrants in Norway;Tuberkulose utenfor lungene blant somaliske innvandrere i Norge

Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 818-821

  Steen, Tore W ^a   Farah, Mohamed G ^b   Johnsen, Nils L ^c   Johnsen, Helga ^c   Johnsen, Ulf L H ^d  

^a Oslo Kommune   (Norway)

^b Nasjonalt Folkehelseinstitutt ^*  (Norway)

^c Frogner Helsesenter   (Norway)

^d ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INCIDENCE; LYMPHADENITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; TUBERCULOUS ARTHRITIS; TUBERCULOUS OSTEOMYELITIS; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; ADULT; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; MIGRATION; RADIOGRAPHY; REGISTER; SOMALIA; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

ADULT; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NORWAY; REGISTRIES; SOMALIA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; TUBERCULOSIS, LYMPH NODE; TUBERCULOSIS, OSTEOARTICULAR;

EID: 0037642484     PISSN: 00292001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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