Screening for tuberculosis in asylum seekers: Comparison of chest radiography with an interview-based system

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1388-1394

  Schneeberger Geisler, S ^a   Helbling, Peter ^a   Zellweger, J P ^b   Altpeter, E S ^a  

^a FEDERAL OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Switzerland)

^b Swiss Lung Association   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

A sylum seekers; Immigrants; Screening; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASYLUM SEEKER; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INTERVIEW; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANDATORY PROGRAM; MEDICAL HISTORY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NAMED GROUPS OF PERSONS; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWITZERLAND; SYMPTOM; THERAPY DELAY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REFUGEES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWITZERLAND; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78049428160     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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