Universal genotyping as a tool for establishing successful partnerships for tuberculosis elimination

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 174, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 491-492

  Reves, Randall ^a  

^a DENVER PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; GENOTYPE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LATENT PERIOD; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MORBIDITY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TEXAS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 33748324549     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 1073449X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200606-756ED     Document Type: Editorial

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