The global nature of childhood tuberculosis

Pediatrics

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Starke, Jeffrey R ^a   Cruz, Andrea T ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood tuberculosis; Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI); Prevention

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID;

CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COST CONTROL; DISEASE ERADICATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; MASS SCREENING; MATERNAL WELFARE; NOTE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHILDHOOD TUBERCULOSIS; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS INFECTION (LTBI); PREVENTION;

EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84895098546     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-4139     Document Type: Note

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