Tuberculosis incidence and mortality in aboriginal areas of Taiwan, 1997-2001

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 103, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 817-823

  Yu, Ming Chih ^a   Bai, Kuan Jen ^a   Chang, Jer Hwa ^a   Lee, Chun Nin ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Continental population groups; Incidence; Mortality; Oceanic ancestry group; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; REGISTER; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; REGISTRIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TAIWAN; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 12344284773     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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