Epidemiology of childhood tuberculosis: Use and evaluation of the pediatric health information system to assess local and national incidence

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 428-430

  Siegel, David ^a   Song, Xiaoyan ^b,c   Klontz, Karl ^a   Pastor, William ^b   Singh, Nalini ^a,b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

children; epidemiology; pediatrics; tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DATA BASE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PEDIATRIC HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79954946131     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e318211581e     Document Type: Article

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