Epidemiological trends of childhood tuberculosis in Taiwan, 1998-2005

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 250-254

  Wang, Pair Dong ^a  

^a TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Childhood tuberculosis; Children; Epidemiology; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS ARTHRITIS; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; TUBERCULOUS OSTEOMYELITIS; TUBERCULOUS PLEURISY;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 40549109265     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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