Two methods for setting child-focused tuberculosis care targets

Public Health Action

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 83-96

  Yuen, C M ^a,b   Jenkins, H E ^c   Chang, R ^d   Mpunga, J ^e   Becerra, M C ^a,b,f  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d CLINTON HEALTH ACCESS INITIATIVE   (United States)

^e National Tuberculosis Control Programme Malawi   (Malawi)

^f PARTNERS IN HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemoprophylaxis; Contact tracing; Epidemiology; Households

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHILD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; INFECTION RISK; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MODEL; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; RISK FACTOR; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 85006723247     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22208372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/pha.16.0022     Document Type: Article

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