Pulmonary Tuberculosis Incidence and Risk Factors in Rural Areas of China: A Cohort Study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Chen, Wei ^b   Shu, Wen ^a   Wang, Min ^c   Hou, Yongchun ^a   Xia, Yinyin ^b   Xu, Weiguo ^d   Bai, Liqiong ^e   Nie, Shaofa ^a   Cheng, Shiming ^b   Xu, Yihua ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^c Wuhan Health Bureau   (China)

^d JIANGSU PROVINCIAL CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^e Centers for Disease Control of Hunan Province   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTACT EXAMINATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCOME; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PARAMETERS; PER CAPITA ANNUAL INCOME; PER CAPITA LIVING SPACE OVER MEDIAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SPUTUM SMEAR; STANDARDIZED INCIDENCE RATIO;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 84874838301     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058171     Document Type: Article

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