Seasonality of tuberculosis in New York City, 1990-2007

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 32-37

  Parrinello, Christina M ^a,b   Crossa, A ^a   Harris, T G ^a  

^a New York City Department of Mental Health and Hygiene   (United States)

^b Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

New York City; Seasonal variation; Statistical models; Trends; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUTOCORRELATION ANALYSIS; AUTUMN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWDING; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INCIDENCE; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POSTPRIMARY TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SPUTUM SMEAR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUMMER; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D BLOOD LEVEL; WINTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NEW YORK CITY; PATIENT ADMISSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SPUTUM; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84555194796     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.11.0145     Document Type: Article

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