Assessing the Performance of Overseas Tuberculosis Screening Programs.

Autor: Maloney, Susan A., Fielding, Katherine L., Laserson, Kayla F., Jones, Warren, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Yen, Dang Quy An, Nguyen Huu Phuoc, Nguyen An Trinh, Duong Thi Cam Nhung, Vu Thi Chi Mai, Seawright, Frank, Thomas O'Rourke, Truong Xuan Lien, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Lan, Binkin, Nancy, Cetron, Martin S.
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Zdroj: Archives of Internal Medicine; 1/23/2006, Vol. 166 Issue 2, p234-240, 7p, 5 Charts
Abstrakt: The article evaluates the ability of overseas tuberculosis screening program proposed by the Institute of Medicine to determine pulmonary tuberculosis disease among U.S.-bound immigrants with abnormal chest radiograph results. It provides information on the number of immigrants being screen for tuberculosis from October 4, 1998 to October 5, 1999.
Databáze: Complementary Index