Prevalence and determinants of positive tuberculin reactions of residents in old age homes in Hong Kong

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 892-898

  Chan Yeung, Moira ^a,e   Cheung, A H K ^a   Dai, D L K ^b   Chan, F H W ^a   Kam, K M ^c   Tam, C M ^d   Leung, C C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

^d DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

^e QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Determinants; Old age home; Prevalence; Tuberculin reactivity

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULIN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARM; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CANCER; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 33746923076     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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