CMAJ
Volume 186, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 246-247

Screening immigrants for latent tuberculosis: Do we have the resources? (Note) (Open Access)

Campbell J. , Marra F. , Cook V. , Johnston J.*
  • a University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • b University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • c University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, BC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • d University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, BC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, BC, Canada

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Index Keywords

immigrant mass screening health care policy clinical feature human risk assessment comorbidity middle aged interferon gamma release assay Aged Note resource management screening health care cost Humans Adolescent male Canada latent tuberculosis Emigrants and Immigrants female risk factor high risk population Incidence tuberculin test adult thorax radiography age distribution world health organization health care system practice guideline
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DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.131025
ISSN: 08203946
Cited by: 7
Original Language: English