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The problem with defining foreign birth as a risk factor in tuberculosis epidemiology studies

OBJECTIVE: To examine how stratifying persons born outside Canada according to tuberculosis (TB) incidence in their birth country and other demographic factors refines our understanding of TB epidemiology and local TB transmission. BACKGROUND: Population-level TB surveillance programs and research s...

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Autores principales: Guthrie, Jennifer L., Ronald, Lisa A., Cook, Victoria J., Johnston, James, Gardy, Jennifer L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6490926/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31039191
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216271