The need for longitudinal screening studies in prison TB control

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 589-

  Kimerling, Michael E ^a   Kluge, Hans ^a  

^a The Union   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM CULTURE; COMORBIDITY; EDITORIAL; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; PRISONER; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SPUTUM SMEAR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PRISONS; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 20444501741     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

References (3)

1. World Health Organization. Tuberculosis control in prisons: a manual for programme managers. WHO/CDS/TB/2000.281. Geneva, Switzerland: WHO, 2000.
2. Leung C-C, Chan C-K, Tam C-M, et al. Tuberculosis screening in a prison in Hong Kong. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2005; 9: 627-632.
3. Sanchez A, Gerhardt G, Natal S, et al. Prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis and comparative evaluation of screening strategies in a Brazilian prison. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2005; 9: 633-639.