Epidemiology and control of tuberculosis in Taipei

Journal of Internal Medicine of Taiwan

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 26-32

  Wang, Pair Dong ^a  

^a TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Control; Epidemiology; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 19044364000     PISSN: 10167390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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