Epidemiology of tuberculosis among homeless persons, Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia, 2007-2010?

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Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 48-49

  Castañeda Hernández, Diana Milena ^a,b,d   Bolívar Mejía, Adrián ^c   Rodríguez Morales, Alfonso J ^d,e,f  

^a Tuberculosis and Leprosy Program   (Colombia)

^b University of Area Andina   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSIDAD INDUSTRIAL DE SANTANDER   (Colombia)

^d Fundacion para la Consultoria en Salud Informacion Desarrollo Social Cientifico y Tecnologico   (Colombia)

^e UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA DE PEREIRA   (Colombia)

^f Químico Farmacéutico   (Colombia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

COLOMBIA; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; LETTER; MORTALITY; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

EID: 84892605333     PISSN: 01239392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0123-9392(13)70049-3     Document Type: Letter

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