Disparities in tuberculosis between Asian/Pacific Islanders and non-Hispanic Whites, United States, 1993-2006

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1077-1085

  Manangan, Lilia ^a,c   Elmore, K ^b   Lewis, B ^b   Pratt, R ^c   Armstrong, L ^a   Davison, J ^d   Santibanez, S ^c   Heetderks, A ^a   Robison, V ^a   Lee, V ^b   Navin, T ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian Pacific Islander; Health disparities; Non Hispanic White; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; POPULATION DENSITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIA; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CENSUSES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PACIFIC ISLANDS; POPULATION DENSITY; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349194743     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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