Open AccessHealth Care Visits as a Risk Factor for Tuberculosis in Taiwan: A Population-Based Case–Control Study
Author(s) -
SungChing Pan,
ChienChou Chen,
Yi-Ting Chiang,
Hsing Yi Chang,
Chi-Tai Fang,
Hsien Ho Lin
Publication year - 2016
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.2016.303152
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , environmental health , risk factor , population , case control study , family medicine , demography , gerontology , pathology , sociology
To assess whether health care visits of nontuberculous patients are a risk factor for contracting tuberculosis.