An evaluation of completeness of tuberculosis notification in the United Kingdom

BMC Public Health

Volumn 3, Issue , 2003, Pages 1-5

  Pillaye, Jayshree ^a   Clarke, Aileen ^b  

^a Brent Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

DATA ANALYSIS; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 3042524194     PISSN: 14712458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-31     Document Type: Review

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