The new tuberculosis: Raised awareness of tuberculosis is vital in general practice

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 57, Issue 535, 2007, Pages 94-95

  Griffiths, Chris ^a   Martineau, Adrian ^b  

^a Centre for Health Sciences   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA; BCG VACCINE; VITAMIN D;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PHOTOTHERAPY; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SUNBATHING; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; UNITED KINGDOM; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 33846982586     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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