Tuberculosis treatment outcome monitoring in England, Wales and Northern Ireland for cases reported in 2001

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 302-307

  Antoine, Delphine ^a,b   French, Clare E ^b   Jones, Jane ^b   Watson, John M ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE VEILLE SANITAIRE   (France)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

BIOMONITORING; DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; PUBLIC HEALTH; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33947706134     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2005.044404     Document Type: Article

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