Risk factors for tuberculosis infection among household contacts in Bangkok, Thailand

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 375-383

  Tornee, Songpol ^a,c   Kaewkungwal, Jaranit ^a   Fungladda, Wijitr ^a   Silachamroon, Udomsak ^a   Akarasewi, Pasakorn ^b   Sunakorn, Pramuan ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LUNG CAVITATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPUTUM; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; THAILAND; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 4544347989     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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