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Evaluation of a Risk Assessment Questionnaire Used to Target Tuberculin Skin Testing in Children

Author(s) -

Philip O. Ozuah

Publication year - 2001

Publication title -

jama

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688

H-Index - 680

eISSN - 1538-3598

pISSN - 0098-7484

DOI - 10.1001/jama.285.4.451

Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculin , confidence interval , tuberculosis , odds ratio , ambulatory , predictive value , epidemiology , risk factor , risk assessment , test (biology) , positive predicative value , pediatrics , pathology , computer security , computer science , paleontology , biology

Universal tuberculin skin testing of children has been shown to be costly and inefficient. In response, several authorities have recommended targeted screening based on epidemiological risk. In 1996, the New York City Department of Health (NYCDOH) developed questions to identify children who require a tuberculin skin test.

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