The growing impact of HIV infection on the epidemiology of tuberculosis in England and Wales: 1999-2003

Thorax

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 672-676

  Ahmed, Aliko B ^a   Abubakar, Ibrahim ^a,b   Delpech, Valerie ^a   Lipman, Marc ^c   Boccia, Delia ^a   Forde, Josh ^a   Antoine, Delphine ^a   Watson, John M ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ENGLAND; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; TUBERCULOSIS; WALES;

EID: 34547769241     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2006.072611     Document Type: Article

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