Screening and Treatment of Immigrants and Refugees to Canada for Tuberculosis: Implications of the Experience of Canada and other Industrialized Countries
Objective: To assess the incidence of tuberculosis in immigrants and refugees in Canada and other industrialized countries; the effectiveness of the screening process; the incidence of drug resistance; recommendations for prophylaxis and therapy; and indications for and effectiveness of directly obs...
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1995-01-01
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| Series: | Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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| author | Roger E Thomas Brian Gushulak |
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| description | Objective: To assess the incidence of tuberculosis in immigrants and refugees in Canada and other industrialized countries; the effectiveness of the screening process; the incidence of drug resistance; recommendations for prophylaxis and therapy; and indications for and effectiveness of directly observed therapy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ed5667d46e7045dfa02181982781f5af2025-02-03T06:11:33ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases1180-23321995-01-016524625510.1155/1995/271936Screening and Treatment of Immigrants and Refugees to Canada for Tuberculosis: Implications of the Experience of Canada and other Industrialized CountriesRoger E Thomas0Brian Gushulak1Elisabeth Bruyére Health Centre, University of Ottawa, CanadaQuarantine Health Services, Laboratory Centre for Disease Control, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaObjective: To assess the incidence of tuberculosis in immigrants and refugees in Canada and other industrialized countries; the effectiveness of the screening process; the incidence of drug resistance; recommendations for prophylaxis and therapy; and indications for and effectiveness of directly observed therapy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1995/271936 |
| spellingShingle | Roger E Thomas Brian Gushulak Screening and Treatment of Immigrants and Refugees to Canada for Tuberculosis: Implications of the Experience of Canada and other Industrialized Countries Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| title | Screening and Treatment of Immigrants and Refugees to Canada for Tuberculosis: Implications of the Experience of Canada and other Industrialized Countries |
| title_full | Screening and Treatment of Immigrants and Refugees to Canada for Tuberculosis: Implications of the Experience of Canada and other Industrialized Countries |
| title_fullStr | Screening and Treatment of Immigrants and Refugees to Canada for Tuberculosis: Implications of the Experience of Canada and other Industrialized Countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Screening and Treatment of Immigrants and Refugees to Canada for Tuberculosis: Implications of the Experience of Canada and other Industrialized Countries |
| title_short | Screening and Treatment of Immigrants and Refugees to Canada for Tuberculosis: Implications of the Experience of Canada and other Industrialized Countries |
| title_sort | screening and treatment of immigrants and refugees to canada for tuberculosis implications of the experience of canada and other industrialized countries |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1995/271936 |
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