Risk factors for recurrent tuberculosis in England and Wales, 1998-2005

Thorax

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 310-314

  Crofts, J P ^a   Andrews, N J ^a   Barker, R D ^b   Delpech, V ^a   Abubakar, I ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH ASIA; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77950909411     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2009.124677     Document Type: Article

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