Annual risk of tuberculosis infection among tribal population of central India

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1372-1377

  Rao, V G ^a,b   Gopi, P G ^c   Yadav, R ^b   Subramani, R ^c   Bhat, J ^b   Anvikar, A R ^b   Sadacharam, K ^c   Tiwari, B K ^b   Gadge, V ^b   Bhondeley, M K ^b   Shukla, G P ^b   Ukey, M ^b   Jain, S ^b   Wares, D F ^d  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b Regional Medical Research Centre for Tribals   (India)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN TUBERCULOSIS   (India)

^d Office of the WHO Representative to India   (India)

Author keywords

Annual risk of tuberculosis infection; Central India; Prevalence of infection; Tribal; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE;

DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; POPULATION SIZE; RURAL POPULATION; TUBERCULOSIS;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RANDOM SAMPLE; SCAR; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; BCG VACCINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CICATRIX; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL HEALTH; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; MADHYA PRADESH; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 56049109077     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02152.x     Document Type: Article

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