Active surveillance for tuberculosis in Wales: 1996-2003

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 900-904

  Fathoala, B ^a,b   Evans, M R ^c   Campbell, I A ^b   Sastry, J ^b   Atfaham, M ^b  

^a PRINCESS OF WALES HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF AND VALE UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; PYRIDOXINE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM SMEAR; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; TUBERCULOSIS; WALES;

EID: 33750618642     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2005.083170     Document Type: Article

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