Thorax
Volume 66, Issue 11, 2011

UK immigrant screening is inversely related to regional tuberculosis burden (Letter) (Open Access)

Pareek M. , Abubakar I. , White P.J. , Garnett G.P. , Lalvani A.*
  • a Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, Norfolk Place, London W2 1PG, United Kingdom
  • b Tuberculosis Section, Centre for Infections, Health Protection Agency, London, United Kingdom, School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom
  • c Modelling and Economics Unit, Centre for Infections, Health Protection Agency, London, United Kingdom, MRC Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
  • d MRC Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
  • e Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, Norfolk Place, London W2 1PG, United Kingdom

Abstract

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Index Keywords

immigrant primary medical care mass screening Letter human health service interferon gamma release assay priority journal Note screening test health care practice Humans lung tuberculosis Tuberculosis, Pulmonary latent tuberculosis organization and management tuberculin test bacterial load United Kingdom thorax radiography patient attitude tuberculosis control practice guideline
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-80054103534&doi=10.1136%2fthx.2010.152280&partnerID=40&md5=ecf827b3e893c7f96e0491eccc96117c
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2010.152280
ISSN: 00406376
Cited by: 7
Original Language: English