Epidemiology of tuberculosis in northeast of Iran: A population-based study

Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 193-197

  Rafiee, Soheil ^a   Besharat, Sima ^a   Jabbari, Ali ^a   Golalipour, Faranak ^a   Nasermoaadeli, Ali ^b  

^a GOLESTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Incidence; Iran; Prevalence; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFORMATION PROCESSING; IRAN; LYMPH NODE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 67749084624     PISSN: 02530716     EISSN: 17353688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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