Epidemiology of tuberculosis in galicia, spain, 16 years after the launch of the galician tuberculosis programme

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 134-140

  Cruz Ferro, Elena ^a   Ursúa Díaz, María Isabel ^a   Taboada Rodriguez J A ^a   Hervada Vidal, X ^a   Anibarro, L ^b   Tunez V ^c  

^a Government of Galicia   (Spain)

^b Tuberculosis Unit   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Evolution; Programme; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GALICIAN TUBERCULOSIS PROGRAMME; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMIGRANT; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LUNG LESION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPAIN; SPUTUM CULTURE; SPUTUM SMEAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COINFECTION; CONTACT TRACING; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPAIN; SPUTUM; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892621092     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.13.0419     Document Type: Article

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