Incidence and risk factors for pulmonary tuberculosis among the poor in the northern region of Poland

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 430-435

  Romaszko, J ^a   Buciński, Adam ^b   Wasinski R ^c   Roslan A ^d   Bednarski, K ^d  

^a NZOZ Pantamed Sp Z Oo in Olsztyn   (Poland)

^b NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^c Office of the Marshal of the Warminsko Mazurskie Province   (Poland)

^d Independent Public Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Unit   (Poland)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Homelessness; Poverty; Social factors; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; POLAND; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLAND; POVERTY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 41949122724     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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