Epidemiology of tuberculosis in Benin

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 61-66

  Gninafon, M ^a   Trébucq, Arnaud ^b   Rieder, H L ^b,c  

^a Programme National de Lutte Contre la Tuberculose   (France)

^b International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease ^*  (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Benin; Epidemiology; National tuberculosis programme; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; AGED; ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; BENIN; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN TEST; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BCG VACCINE; BENIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION DENSITY; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650130765     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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