Epidemiology of childhood tuberculosis in Libreville, Gabon from 1997 to 2001;Epidémiologie de la tuberculose infantile au centre antituberculeux de Libreville de 1997 À 2001

Medecine Tropicale

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 469-471

  Engohan Alloghe, E ^a   Toung Mve, M ^b   Ramarojoana, S ^a   Iba Ba, J ^c   Nkoghe, D ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DES SCIENCES DE LA SANTÉ   (Gabon)

^b Programme National de Lutte Contre la Tuberculose   (Gabon)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE LIBREVILLE   (Gabon)

^d NONE   (Gabon)

Author keywords

Childhood; Epidemiology; Gabon; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FOLLOW UP; GABON; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFANT; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SPUTUM EXAMINATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; FEMALE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GABON; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 34249669102     PISSN: 0025682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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