Reaching the limits of tuberculosis prevention among foreign-born individuals: A tuberculosis-control program perspective

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 103-106

  Walter, Nicholas D ^a   Jasmer, Robert M ^a,b   Grinsdale, Jennifer ^b   Kawamura, L Masae ^b   Hopewell, Philip C ^a,b   Nahid, Payam ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; SAN FRANCISCO; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39349102893     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/523733     Document Type: Article

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