Tuberculosis screening in immigrant children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-72

  Mandalakas, Anna M ^a   Starke, Jeffrey R ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Baylor College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BCG VACCINATION; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIGRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SEX RATIO; SHORT SURVEY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0842304462     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000112357.44219.6a     Document Type: Short Survey

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