Evaluation of a School-Based Tuberculosis-Screening Program and Associate Investigation Targeting Recently Immigrated Children in a Low-Burden Country
Open Access
- 1 February 2006
- journal article
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
- Vol. 117 (2) , e148-e156
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2005-1534
Abstract
CONTEXT. In countries with a low incidence of tuberculosis (TB), screening programs targeting recent immigrants from TB-endemic countries have been shown to be effective in further reducing TB incidence; however, evaluative data on some aspects of these programs remain sparse.Keywords
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