The annual risk of tuberculous infection in Orissa State, India

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 545-551

  Shashidhara, A N ^a   Chadha, V K ^b   Jagannatha, P S ^b   Ray, T K ^a   Mania, R N ^c  

^a DANTB   (India)

^b NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS INSTITUTE   (India)

^c Shri Rama Chandra Bhanja Med Coll   (India)

Author keywords

Annual risk; India; Infection; Prevalence; Tuberculin skin test; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INDIA; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; URBAN POPULATION;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 2442615067     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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