Microepidemic of tuberculosis: On two school outbreaks in area 15 of the Valencian Community (Spain);Microepidemias de tuberculosis: A propósito de dos brotes escolares en el área 15 de la Comunidad Valenciana

Archivos de Bronconeumologia

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 566-571

  Calpe, J L ^a,b   Chiner, E ^a   Sanchez E ^a   Armero, V ^a   Puigcerver, M T ^a   Carbonell, C ^a   Vilar, A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL MARINA BAIXA   (Spain)

^b Farmaceutico Angel Establier   (Spain)

Author keywords

Microepidemics; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SPAIN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME; TUBERCULIN TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 2842568073     PISSN: 03002896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-2896(15)30514-7     Document Type: Article

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