Tuberculosis infection in Zambia: The association with relative wealth

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1004-1011

  Boccia, Delia ^a   Hargreaves, James ^a   Ayles, Helen ^a,b   Fielding, Katherine ^a   Simwinga, Musonda ^b   Godfrey Faussett, Peter ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWDING; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HOUSING; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TUBERCULOSIS; WEATHER; ZAMBIA;

EID: 66949157617     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.80.1004     Document Type: Article

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