Deprivation, immigration and tuberculosis incidence in Naples, 1996-2000

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 729-734

  Ponticiello, Antonio ^a,f   Sturkenboom, Miriam C J M ^b,c   Simonetti, Andrea ^d   Ortolani, Rosanna ^d   Malerba, Mario ^e   Sanduzzi, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c International Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics Research Center   (United States)

^d Local Health Agency (ASL) NA1   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^f NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Immigration; Indices of socioeconomic deprivation; Tuberculosis incidence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TUBERCULOSIS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 24644453426     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-005-0615-9     Document Type: Article

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