Lessons learnt from TB screening in closed immigration centres in Italy

International Health

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 324-329

  Crepet, Anna ^a   Repetto, Ernestina ^a   Al Rousan, Ahmad ^a   Schepisi, Monica Sané ^b   Girardi, Enrico ^b   Prestileo, Tullio ^c   Codecasa, Luigi ^d   Garelli, Silvia ^a   Corrao, Salvatore ^c,e,f   Ippolito, Giuseppe ^b   Decroo, Tom ^a   Maccagno, Barbara ^a  

^a MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

^c Ospedale Civico Benfratelli   (Italy)

^d OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^e Centre of Research for Effectiveness and Appropriateness in Medicine (CREAM)   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Immigration detention centres; Italy; Migrants; Questionnaire; Screening; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE FINDING; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; ITALY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MIGRANT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM; TRANSGENDER; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; REFUGEE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; REFUGEES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84995780900     PISSN: 18763413     EISSN: 18763405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihw025     Document Type: Article

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