Impact of mobile radiographic screening on tuberculosis among drug users and homeless persons

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 201-207

  De Vries, Gerard ^a,b   Van Hest, Rob A H ^a,b   Richardus, Jan H ^a,b  

^a Public Health Service of the Rotterdam Region   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Communicable disease control; DNA fingerprinting; Molecular epidemiology; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS RADIOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MOLECULAR TYPING; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; TREND STUDY; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; NETHERLANDS; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 34447304373     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200612-1877OC     Document Type: Article

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