Risk of tuberculosis in pregnancy: A national, primary care-based cohort and self-controlled case series study

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 185, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 779-784

  Zenner, Dominik ^a   Kruijshaar, Michelle E ^a   Andrews, Nick ^a   Abubakar, Ibrahim ^a,b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Incidence studies; Pregnancy; Risk factors; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; TUBERCULOSIS; UROGENITAL TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857130686     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201106-1083OC     Document Type: Article

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