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The association of housing density, isolation and tuberculosis in Canadian First Nations communities

Author(s) -

M. A. Clark,

Peter Riben,

Earl Nowgesic

Publication year - 2002

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/31.5.940

Subject(s) - tuberculosis , isolation (microbiology) , association (psychology) , social isolation , environmental health , medicine , geography , psychology , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , psychiatry , pathology , psychotherapist

First Nations communities in Canada experience disproportionately high levels of overcrowded housing, degree of isolation, and rates of tuberculosis (TB). A study was done to assess the association between housing density, isolation, and the occurrence of TB in First Nations communities.

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