European Respiratory Journal
Volume 47, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1870-1872

Low yield of screening asylum seekers from countries with a tuberculosis incidence of <50 per 100000 population (Letter) (Open Access)

De Vries G.* , Van Rest J. , Meijer W. , Wolters B. , Van Hest R.
  • a KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, P.O. Box 146, Den Haag, 2501 CC, Netherlands, Centre for Infectious Diseases Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, Netherlands
  • b KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, P.O. Box 146, Den Haag, 2501 CC, Netherlands
  • c Dept. of TB Control, Municipal Public Health Services Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • d Dept. of TB Control, Municipal Public Health Services Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
  • e Dept. of TB Control, Municipal Public Health Services Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, Dept. of TB Control, Municipal Public Health Services Rotterdam-Rijnmond, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Abstract

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Index Keywords

Netherlands extrapulmonary tuberculosis refugee mass screening Letter Syrian Arab Republic human Refugees statistics and numerical data Iraq priority journal Bosnia and Herzegovina procedures screening asylum seeker Humans lung tuberculosis Adolescent male Tuberculosis, Pulmonary female tuberculosis clinical article prevalence Incidence organization and management adult age distribution Health Services Accessibility health care delivery Child

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DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00099-2016
ISSN: 09031936
Cited by: 25
Original Language: English