Open AccessEpidemiology of Tuberculosis Among US- and Foreign-Born Children and Adolescents in the United States, 1994–2007
Author(s) -
Heather Menzies,
Carla A. Winston,
Timothy H. Holtz,
Kevin P. Cain,
William R. Mac Kenzie
Publication year - 2010
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.2009.181289
Subject(s) - medicine , foreign born , epidemiology , tuberculosis , immigration , demography , pediatrics , population , environmental health , geography , pathology , sociology , archaeology
We examined trends in tuberculosis (TB) cases and case rates among US- and foreign-born children and adolescents and analyzed the potential effect of changes to overseas screening of applicants for immigration to the United States.