Tuberculosis in a metropolitan area of northern Italy: Epidemiological trends and public health concerns

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 501-503

  Sabbatani, Sergio ^a   Manfredi, Roberto ^a   Legnani, Giorgio ^a   Chiodo, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiological and clinical features; General population; Immigration; Italy; Public health; Temporal trend; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AWARENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FAMILY HISTORY; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMIGRATION; INCIDENCE; ITALY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MEDICAL RECORD; MICROSCOPY; PHYSICIAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ITALY; MEDICAL RECORDS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 3543046715     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EJEP.0000027368.60120.a6     Document Type: Short Survey

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