Screening programmes for tuberculosis in new entrants across Europe

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1022-1026

  Coker, Richard J ^a   Bell, A ^a   Pitman, R ^a   Hayward, A ^a   Watson, J ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Europe; Immigration; Screening; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE;

ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EUROPE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MASS SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EUROPE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 3543145939     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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