Outcome of first-line tuberculosis treatment in migrants from Vietnam

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 641-646

  Bollini, P ^f   Pampallona, S ^a   O'Rourke, T ^a   Jones, W ^a   Truong, T B ^a   Nguyen, H P ^a   Bang, Le Cong ^b   An, Dang Quy ^c   Keane, V P ^d   Siem, H ^e   Gushulak, B ^e  

^a IOM ^*

^b 30th April Hospital

^c CHO RAY HOSPITAL   (Viet Nam)

^d IOM   (Zimbabwe)

^e CHRP   (Nepal)

^f ForMed   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Immigrants and emigrants; Tuberculosis; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCREENING; SPUTUM SMEAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; VIET NAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; VIETNAM;

EID: 7344245461     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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