Tuberculosis screening in asylum seekers in Belgium, 1999-2003;Opsporing van longtuberculose bij asielzoekers in België, 1999-2003

Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde

Volumn 61, Issue 14-15, 2005, Pages 1023-1031

  Aerts, A ^a   Vande Gucht, V ^a   Vansand, V ^a   Wanlin, M ^b   Honinckx, M ^c   Schandevyl, W ^a   Sergysels, R ^b  

^a Vlaamse Vereniging voor Respiratoire Gezondheidszorg en Tuberculosebestrijding   (Belgium)

^b Fonds des Affections Respiratoires (FARES)   (Belgium)

^c Federaal Agentschap voor de Opvang van Asielzoekers (FEDASIL)   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM DETECTION; BELGIUM; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; MIGRATION; REVIEW; SCREENING; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 23844545582     PISSN: 0371683X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/tvg.61.14.1002232     Document Type: Review

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