Erratum: An evaluation of "Ribolola": A household tuberculosis contact tracing programme in North West Province, South Africa (International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (2012) 16:12 (1643-1648) doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.12.0074);An evaluation of 'Ribolola': A household tuberculosis contact tracing programme in North West Province, South Africa

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1643-1648

  Thind, Dilraj ^a   Charalambous, S ^b   Tongman, A ^b   Churchyard, G ^b   Grant, A D ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b AURUM INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Case finding; HIV; South Africa; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RIBOLOLA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

EID: 84870335765     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.12.0074-e     Document Type: Erratum

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