New England Journal of Medicine
Volume 350, Issue 20, 2004, Pages 2105-2106

Infectious Tuberculosis among Newly Arrived Refugees in the United States [8] (multiple letters) (Letter)

Thorpe L.E.* , Laserson K. , Cookson S. , Mills W. , Field K. , Koppaka V.R. , Oxtoby M. , Maloney S. , Wells C.
  • a NY City Dept. of Hlth./Mental Hyg., New York, NY 10013, United States
  • b Centers for Dis. Contr. and Prev., Atlanta, GA 30333, United States
  • c Centers for Dis. Contr. and Prev., Atlanta, GA 30333, United States
  • d Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis, MN 55414, United States
  • e Washington State Dept. of Health, Olympia, WA 98504, United States
  • f Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, VA 23218, United States
  • g New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY 12237, United States
  • h Centers for Dis. Contr. and Prev., Atlanta, GA 30333, United States
  • i Centers for Dis. Contr. and Prev., Atlanta, GA 30333, United States

Abstract

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Author Keywords

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Index Keywords

immigrant refugee sputum smear methodology Letter human Refugees statistics priority journal Mycobacterium tuberculosis United States Sputum lung tuberculosis Tuberculosis, Pulmonary acid fast bacterium communicable disease control isolation and purification infection control thorax radiography microbiology

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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-2342622639&doi=10.1056%2fNEJM200405133502023&partnerID=40&md5=9c2e8ec39ad955fd02682800726c6c78

DOI: 10.1056/NEJM200405133502023
ISSN: 00284793
Cited by: 20
Original Language: English