The prevalence and predictors of tuberculin positivity in subjects screened for reasons other than contact investigation

Canadian Respiratory Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 181-187

  Hernández Garduño, Eduardo ^a,b   Elwood, R Kevin ^a  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Noncontact populations; Screening; Tuberculin skin test

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; TUBERCULIN;

ABORIGINE; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTACT EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 48449083207     PISSN: 11982241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2008/575190     Document Type: Article

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