Assessing the impact of targeted tuberculosis interventions

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 177, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 557-558

  Moonan, Patrick K ^a   Weis, Stephen E ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENOTYPE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LETTER; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; TUBERCULOSIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MASS SCREENING; NOTE; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREVALENCE; TEXAS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 40649121300     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.177.5.557a     Document Type: Letter

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