Decrease in risk of tuberculosis infection despite increase in tuberculosis among young adults in urban Vietnam

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 289-295

  Buu, T N ^a   Quy, H T ^a   Qui, N C ^a   Lan, N T N ^a   Sy, D N ^b   Cobelens, Frank G J ^c,d  

^a Pham Ngoc Thach Hospital   (Viet Nam)

^b Central Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Hospital   (Viet Nam)

^c KNCV TUBERCULOSIS FOUNDATION   (Netherlands)

^d ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Case notification; Risk of TB infection; Urban Vietnam

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; RURAL AREA; SMEAR; TREND STUDY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; URBAN AREA; VIET NAM;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RURAL HEALTH; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; URBAN HEALTH; VIETNAM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949522043     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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