Comparison of the prevalence of tuberculosis infection in BCG vaccinated versus non-vaccinated school age children

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 344-347

  Pulickal, Anoop Sebastian ^a,c   Fernandez, Gerald Vincent Joseph ^b  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b FRIARAGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BCG; Tuberculin; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

BCG VACCINE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; VACCINATION;

EID: 34249025384     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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