The changing face of tuberculosis control in a rural district of New Zealand

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 969-975

  Van Der Oest, Anthony C ^a,b,c   Kelly, P ^a,d   Hood, D ^b  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b WAIKATO DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^c Dept of Hlth and Comm Services ^*  (Australia)

^d CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Immigrant; Indigenous; New Zealand; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 3543097988     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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