Tuberculosis in Children and Adolescents, Taiwan, 1996–2003
Open Access
- 1 September 2007
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 13 (9) , 1361-1363
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1309.061020
Abstract
Analysis of data from Taiwan’s National Tuberculosis (TB) Registry showed that incidence of TB in persons 12 years. Aboriginal children were 8.1–17.4× more likely to have TB than non-Aboriginal children.Keywords
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