The influence of socio-economic deprivation on tuberculosis treatment delays in England, 2000-2005

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 591-596

  French, C E ^a   Kruijshaar, M E ^a   Jones, J A ^a   Abubakar, Ibrahim ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

England; Socio economic deprivation; Treatment delay; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BANGLADESHI; BIRTHPLACE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; HUMAN; INDIAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PAKISTANI; SOCIOECONOMICS; THERAPY DELAY; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69949095174     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268808001118     Document Type: Article

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