Rethinking immigrant tuberculosis control in Canada: From medical surveillance to tackling social determinants of health

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 6-13

  Reitmanova, Sylvia ^a   Gustafson, Diana ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Immigrants; Policy; Social determinants; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

CANADA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIGRATION; REVIEW; SOCIAL MEDICINE; TUBERCULOSIS;

CANADA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SOCIAL MEDICINE; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84860580502     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-011-9506-1     Document Type: Review

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