Epidemiology of tuberculosis in a low-incidence Italian region with high immigration rates: Differences between not Italy-born and Italy-born TB cases

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Odone, Anna ^a   Riccò, Matteo ^a   Morandi, Matteo ^b   Borrini, Bianca M ^c   Pasquarella, Cesira ^a   Signorelli, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b Agenzia Sanitaria e Sociale Regionale Emilia Romagna   (Italy)

^c Direzione Generale Sanit e Politiche Sociali Regione Emilia   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK; RISK FACTOR; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956222864     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-376     Document Type: Article

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