Tuberculosis in the Afghan immigrant in Kerman Province of Iran

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1107-1109

  Moradi, Mohammad ^a   Arababadi, M K ^a   Hassanshahi, G ^a  

^a RAFSANJAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Afghan immigrants; Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RECF PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INFECTION RISK; IRAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPUTUM CULTURE;

MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 60249086096     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2008.1107.1109     Document Type: Article

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