Pulmonary tuberculosis in household contact of patients with active tuberculosis in Ahwaz, Iran (2003-2005)

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 780-785

  Alavi, Seyed Mohammad ^a,c,d   Farahmand, Fatemeh Mohammadi ^b,c  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Ahvas Gondey Shapoor Medical Science University   (Iran)

^c Health Research Institute   (Iran)

^d NONE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ahwaz; Contact; Prevalence rate; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CHILD; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CENTER; HOST; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; IRAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 57449115617     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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