Global tuberculosis trends: A reflection of changes in tuberculosis control or in population health?

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1238-1246

  Oxlade, O ^a   Schwartzman, K ^a,b   Behr, M A ^b   Benedetti, A ^a,b,c   Pai, M ^a,b,c   Heymann, J ^c   Menzies, Dick ^a,b,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disease trends; Population health; Social determinants; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASLES VACCINATION; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 70350108430     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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