Tuberculosis infection in the indigenous elderly white UK population: A study of IGRAs

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 564-

  Gautam, Manish ^a   Darroch, James ^b   Bassett, Paul ^c   Davies, Peter D O ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Statsconsultancy Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d LIVERPOOL HEART AND CHEST HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ASIAN; BLACK BRITISH; BRITISH ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; JAPANESE; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; WHITE BRITISH;

AGE FACTORS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA RELEASE TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84858670687     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.11.0571     Document Type: Letter

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