Tuberculosis in London: The importance of homelessness. problem drug use and prison

Thorax

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 667-671

  Story, Alistair ^a,b   Murad, S ^c   Roberts, W ^d   Verheyen, M ^e   Hayward, A C ^c  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b Centre for Infections   (United Kingdom)

^c Camden Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^d Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College ^*  (United Kingdom)

^e BUCKINGHAMSHIRE NEW UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG USE; FOLLOW UP; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INFECTION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; RISK FACTOR; SMEAR; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRISONERS; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 34547782217     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2006.065409     Document Type: Article

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