Assessment and evaluation of contact as a risk factor for tuberculosis in rural Africa

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 612-618

  Crampin, A C ^a,b   Floyd, S ^b   Ngwira, B M ^a,b   Mwinuka, V ^a   Mwaungulu, J N ^a   Branson, K ^b   Fine, P E M ^b   Glynn, J R ^b  

^a KARONGA PREVENTION STUDY   (Malawi)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contact; Epidemiology; HIV; Malawi; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMMUNITY; DATA BASE; FAMILY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INFECTION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPUTUM SMEAR; TUBERCULOSIS;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONTACT TRACING; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALAWI; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 45349094065     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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