Undetected burden of tuberculosis in a low-prevalence area

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 415-421

  Baussano, Iacopo ^a   Bugiani, M ^a   Gregori, D ^b   Van Hest, R ^c   Borraccino, A ^a   Raso, R ^d   Merletti, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Local Health Unit 4   (Italy)

^c Public Health Service of the Rotterdam Region   (Netherlands)

^d Epidemiology Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

Capture recapture; Epidemiology; Low prevalence country; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 33645679262     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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