Open AccessEffectiveness of Postmigration Screening in Controlling Tuberculosis Among Refugees: A Historical Cohort Study, 1984–1998
Author(s) -
Guy B. Marks,
Jun Bai,
Gregory J. Stewart,
Sheila E. Simpson,
Elizabeth Sullivan
Publication year - 2001
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.91.11.1797
Subject(s) - medicine , refugee , tuberculosis , cohort , incidence (geometry) , cohort study , demography , pediatrics , family medicine , geography , pathology , physics , archaeology , sociology , optics
This study assessed the effectiveness of postmigration screening for the control of tuberculosis (TB) among refugee migrants.