Tuberculosis trends in Madrid, 1994-2003: Impact of immigration and HIV infection

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 550-553

  Inigo J ^a   Arce, A ^a   Rodriguez E ^a   Garcia De Viedma D ^a   Palenque, E ^b   Ruiz Serrano, M J ^a   Cabello, L ^a   Chaves, Fernando ^b  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; HIV; Immigration; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMIGRATION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPAIN; TUBERCULOSIS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33646359225     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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