Risk factors for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection among children in Greenland;Facteurs de risque d'une infection à Mycobacterium tuberculosis chez les enfants au Groenland

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Søborg, Bolette ^a   Andersen, Aase Bengaard ^b   Melbye, Mads ^a   Wohlfahrt, Jan ^a   Andersson, Mikael ^a   Biggar, Robert J ^a   Ladefoged, Karin ^c   Thomsen, Vibeke Ostergaard ^a   Koch, Anders ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c Queen Ingrids Hospital   (Greenland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNICITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH RISK; MATERNAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GREENLAND; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; GREENLAND; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA RELEASE TESTS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; ODDS RATIO; PEDIATRICS; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; YOUNG ADULT;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND;

MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 80053464269     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.10.084152     Document Type: Article

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