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Tuberculosis in Jails and Prisons: United States, 2002−2013
Author(s) -
Lauren A. Lambert,
Lori Armstrong,
Mark N. Lobato,
Christine Ho,
Maryam B. Haddad
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.2016.303423
Subject(s) - tuberculosis , medicine , incidence (geometry) , prison , demography , disease control , family medicine , environmental health , pathology , criminology , psychology , physics , sociology , optics
To describe cases and estimate the annual incidence of tuberculosis in correctional facilities.