Pediatric tuberculosis immigration screening in high-immigration, low-incidence countries

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1530-1537

  Alvarez, Gonzalo G ^a   Clark, M ^b   Altpeter, E ^c   Douglas, P ^d   Jones, J ^e   Paty, M C ^f   Posey, D L ^g   Chemtob, D ^h  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c FEDERAL OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Switzerland)

^d Department of Immigration and Citizenship ^*  (Australia)

^e Travel and Migrant Health Section for Infections   (United Kingdom)

^f Sous direction de Prévention des Risques Infectieux   (France)

^g CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^h MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

Author keywords

Children; Immigration; Screening; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON;

ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; IMMIGRATION; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; MASS SCREENING; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 78649372679     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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