Open AccessTuberculosis incidence trends in Saudi Arabia over 20 years: 1991-2010
Author(s) -
Ibrahim O. Al-Orainey,
Mogbil A. Al-Hedaithy,
Awad R. Al-Anazi,
Mazin Barry,
Fahad Almajid
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1737.114303
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , tuberculosis , demography , christian ministry , disease , environmental health , pathology , philosophy , physics , theology , sociology , optics
To evaluate tuberculosis (TB) incidence rates and trends over a period of 20 years (1991-2010) and assess the impact of the National TB Control Program (NTP) on incidence trends.