Risk of travelling to the country of origin for tuberculosis among immigrants living in a low-incidence country

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 38-43

  Kik, Sandra V ^a,b   Mensen, M ^c   Beltman, M ^a   Gijsberts, M ^d   Van Ameijden, E J C ^e   Cobelens, F G J ^a,b   Erkens, C ^a   Borgdorff, M W ^a,b   Verver, S ^a,b  

^a KNCV TUBERCULOSIS FOUNDATION   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c MUNICIPAL HEALTH SERVICE   (Netherlands)

^d The Netherlands Institute for Social Research/SCP   (Netherlands)

^e Municipal Health Service   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attributable risk; Case control study; Immigrants; Travel; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INFECTION RISK; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAVEL; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOROCCO; NETHERLANDS; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TRAVEL; TUBERCULOSIS; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650105174     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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