Tuberculosis in South Asians living in the United States, 1993-2004

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 168, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 936-942

  Asghar, Rana Jawad ^a,c   Pratt, Robert H ^b   Kammerer, J Steve ^b   Navin, Thomas R ^a  

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

^b NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^c CDC

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHILD; DRUG USE; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ASIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 43549087882     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.168.9.936     Document Type: Article

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