Burden of childhood tuberculosis in 22 high-burden countries: A mathematical modelling study

The Lancet Global Health

Volumn 2, Issue 8, 2014, Pages

  Dodd, Peter J ^a   Gardiner, Elizabeth ^b   Coghlan, Renia ^c   Seddon, James A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Global Alliance for TB Drug Development   (United States)

^c TESS Development Advisors   (Switzerland)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL LOAD; BCG VACCINATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD TUBERCULOSIS; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED INFECTION; DISEASE COURSE; EXPOSURE; FUNDING; HEALTH SERVICE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MORBIDITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PREVALENCE; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84904804430     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2214109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(14)70245-1     Document Type: Article

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