Impact of x-ray screening programmes for active tuberculosis in homeless populations: a systematic review of original studies | Zendy

Jonathan M. Curtis | Zendy

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Impact of x-ray screening programmes for active tuberculosis in homeless populations: a systematic review of original studies

Author(s) -

Jonathan M. Curtis

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916

H-Index - 82

eISSN - 1741-3850

pISSN - 1741-3842

DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdv014

Subject(s) - tuberculosis , public health , environmental health , medicine , epidemiology , systematic review , family medicine , medline , political science , nursing , pathology , law

Tuberculosis prevalence is generally low in industrialized countries, but many cities now operate surveillance programmes to actively screen for tuberculosis in known risk groups including homeless people. While several studies have reported on individual screening programmes, this study is the first known systematic review specifically looking at chest x-ray screening programmes for tuberculosis in homeless populations.

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