Characteristics of tuberculosis patients with positive sputum smear in Catalonia, Spain

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-75

  Godoy, P ^a,i   Dominguez A ^b   Alcaide, J ^c   Camps, N ^d   Jansa J M ^e   Minguell, S ^f   Pina, J M ^g   Diez M ^h  

^a Deleg Terr de Sanid y Seg Social   (Spain)

^b AGÈNCIA DE SALUT PÚBLICA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c Prog de Prev y Contr de la TB   (Spain)

^d Deleg Terr de Sanid y Seg Social   (Spain)

^e INSTITUT CATALÀ DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

^f Deleg Terr de Sanid y Seg Social   (Spain)

^g Prog de Prev y Contr de la TB   (Spain)

^h INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

ⁱ NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

HIV; Incidence; Positive sputum smear; Risk factors; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPAIN; SPUTUM ANALYSIS;

HUMANS; INCIDENCE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SPAIN; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 1942476942     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/14.1.71     Document Type: Article

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