An evaluation of the completeness of reporting of childhood tuberculosis

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 176-179

  Teo, S S S ^a   Alfaham, M ^f   Evans, M R ^g   Watson, J M ^b   Riordan, A ^h   Sonnenberg, P ^b   Clark, J ⁱ   Hayward, A ^b   Sharland, M ^e   Moore Gillon, J ^c   Novelli, V ^d   Quinn, D ^b   Shingadia, D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f LLANDOUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g PUBLIC HEALTH WALES   (United Kingdom)

^h ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child; Disease notification; Medical record linkage; Population surveillance; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CASE FINDING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

ADOLESCENT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONDON; NORTHERN IRELAND; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS; TUBERCULOSIS; WALES;

EID: 69249087736     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00031808     Document Type: Article

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