Screening for latent tuberculosis and gastrointestinal parasite infections in Gurkha recruits: Research driving policy change

Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 180-182

  O'Shea, Matthew K ^a,e   Fletcher, T E ^b,e   Tupper, D ^c   Ross, D ^d   Wilson, D ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Garrison Medical Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d Army Health Unit   (United Kingdom)

^e QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; NEPAL; PARASITOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOLDIER;

FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA RELEASE TESTS; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; MASS SCREENING; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NEPAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84900793228     PISSN: 00358665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jramc-2014-000259     Document Type: Article

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