Tuberculosis contact investigations

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 12 SUPPL. 3, 2003, Pages

  Reichler, Mary R ^a   Etkind, Sue ^b   Taylor, Zachary ^a   Castro, Kenneth G ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMIGRATION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

CANADA; CONTACT TRACING; EUROPE; HUMANS; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0348163462     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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