The epidemiology of paediatric tuberculosis in Europe

Current Paediatrics

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 258-262

  Walls, Tony ^a,b   Shingadia, Delane ^c   Novelli, Vas ^b  

^a ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (Australia)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Paediatric; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EUROPE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMIGRANT; INCIDENCE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PEDIATRICS; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 3042838724     PISSN: 09575839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cupe.2004.02.009     Document Type: Article

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