Epidemiology and control of tuberculosis in Western European cities

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 751-757

  Hayward, Andrew C ^a,f   Darton, T ^b   Van Tam, J N ^b   Watson, J M ^c   Coker, R ^d   Schwoebel, V ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e INSTITUT DE VEILLE SANITAIRE   (France)

^f ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cities; Control; Epidemiology; Europe; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TUBERCULOSIS; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CITIES; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; EUROPE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0042662558     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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