The impact of immigration on tuberculosis rates in the United Kingdom compared with other European countries

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 645-651

  Gilbert, R L ^a   Antoine, D ^a,b   French, C E ^a   Abubakar, I ^a   Watson, J M ^a   Jones, J A ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUT DE VEILLE SANITAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

Europe; Immigration; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RATE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ENGLAND; EUROPE; HUMANS; MORBIDITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 67649531881     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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