Prevalence and annual risk of tuberculosis infection in rural Mysore

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 797-799

  Kumar, K Jagadish ^a,b   Prakash, P ^a,b   Srinivasa Murthy, D ^a,b   Manjunath, V G ^a,b  

^a JSS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b District Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Annual Risk of Tuberculosis infection; India; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BCG VACCINATION; CHILD; HUMAN; INDIA; INFECTION RISK; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

BCG VACCINE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; INDIA; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 80755147275     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 09747559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-011-0124-8     Document Type: Review

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