The incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis among the homeless in north-eastern Poland

Central European Journal of Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 283-285

  Romaszko, Jerzy ^a   Buciński, Adam ^b   Kuchta, Robert ^c   Bednarski, Krzysztof ^d   Zakrzewska, Magdalena ^d  

^a NZOZ Pantamed Ltd   (Poland)

^b NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^c Shelter for the Homeless   (Poland)

^d Independent Public Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Unit   (Poland)

Author keywords

homelessness; Poland; poverty; risk groups; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MYCOBACTERIA GROWTH INDICATOR TUBE; PATIENT REFERRAL; POLAND; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84879689429     PISSN: 18951058     EISSN: 16443640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11536-012-0114-9     Document Type: Article

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