Tuberculosis among foreign-born persons in the United States: Achieving tuberculosis elimination

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 75-79

  Cain, Kevin P ^a   Haley, Connie A ^b   Armstrong, Lori R ^b   Garman, Katie N ^b   Wells, Charles D ^b   Iademarco, Michael F ^b   Castro, Kenneth G ^b   Laserson, Kayla F ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Emigration and immigration; Epidemiology; Tuberculin test; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846229689     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200608-1178OC     Document Type: Article

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