Decreasing tuberculosis case fatality in England and Wales, 1988-2001

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 737-742

  Martineau, Adrian R ^a,d   Lowey, H ^b   Tocque, K ^b   Davies, P D O ^c  

^a Shrewsbury Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c LIVERPOOL HEART AND CHEST HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case fatality; England; Mortality; Tuberculosis; Wales

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; UNITED KINGDOM; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; ENGLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; WALES;

EID: 2942519444     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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