Control of tuberculosis in large cities in developed countries: An organizational problem

BMC Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Caylà, Joan A ^a   Orcau, Angels ^a  

^a AGÈNCIA DE SALUT PÚBLICA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NOTE; NURSE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; UNITED KINGDOM; ARTICLE; CITY; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; URBAN POPULATION;

CITIES; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; TUBERCULOSIS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84857143269     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-9-127     Document Type: Note

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