Prevention of tuberculosis in older adults in the United States: Obstacles and opportunities

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1240-1247

  Hochberg, Natasha S ^a,b   Horsburgh, C Robert ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

aged; diagnosis; nursing homes; surveillance; tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875997671     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cit027     Document Type: Article

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