A Pilot Project of Systematic Tuberculosis Screening in the Elderly in a South Korean Province

A Pilot Project of Systematic Tuberculosis Screening in the Elderly in a South Korean Province

Background Tuberculosis (TB) is a major infectious disease in South Korea causing substantial disease burden, particularly in the elderly. This study aimed to identify the case detection rate of mobile TB screening for the elderly conducted in the Jeollanam-do region and to analyze risk factors of...

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Main Authors:	Hyunwoo Kim, M.P.H., Hee-Jin Kim, M.D., M.P.H., Kyung-Hyun Oh, M.D., M.P.H., Hwan-Wook Oh, B.P.H., Hongjo Choi, M.D., Ph.D.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2019-07-01
Series:	Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Subjects:	tuberculosis thorax radiography pilot projects mass screening asian continental ancestry group aged
Online Access:	https://www.e-trd.org/search.php?where=aview&id=10.4046/trd.2018.0063&code=0003TRD&vmode=FULL

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