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Tuberculosis screening and compliance with return for skin test reading among active drug users.

Author(s) -

C. Kevin Malotte,

Fen Rhodes,

Kiera Mais

Publication year - 1998

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.88.5.792

Subject(s) - medicine , incentive , test (biology) , tuberculin , tuberculosis , reading (process) , family medicine , paleontology , pathology , political science , law , economics , microeconomics , biology

This study assessed the independent and combined effects of different levels of monetary incentives and a theory-based educational intervention on return for tuberculosis (TB) skin test reading in a sample of active injection drug and crack cocaine users. Prevalence of TB infection in this sample was also determined.

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