A six months follow-up on children less than 6 years old in contact with smear positive tuberculosis patients, Varamin city, Tehran, Iran

International Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 79-81

  Aminzadeh, Zohreh ^a   Asl, Rahim Taghizadeh ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chemoprophylaxis; Contacts; Follow up; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID;

ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; IRAN; LIVER INJURY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPEAT PROCEDURE; SPUTUM SMEAR; TREATMENT DURATION; TUBERCULIN TEST;

EID: 79952720302     PISSN: 20087802     EISSN: 20088213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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