Active Tuberculosis among Homeless Persons, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1998–2007
While tuberculosis (TB) in Canadian cities is increasingly affecting foreign-born persons, homeless persons remain at high risk. To assess trends in TB, we studied all homeless persons in Toronto who had a diagnosis of active TB during 1998–2007. We compared Canada-born and foreign-born homeless per...
Main Authors: | Kamran Khan, Elizabeth Rea, Cameron McDermaid, Rebecca Stuart, Catharine Chambers, Jun Wang, Angie Chan, Michael Gardam, Frances B. Jamieson, Jae Yang, Stephen W. Hwang |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2011-03-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/3/10-0833_article |
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