Area-based socio-economic disadvantage and tuberculosis incidence

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 880-885

  Oren, Eyal ^a,b   Koepsell, T ^a   Leroux, B G ^a   Mayer, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Multilevel analysis; Neighborhood; Socio economic factors; TB

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INFECTION RISK; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON;

EID: 84862174840     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.11.0700     Document Type: Article

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