Tuberculosis incidence trends in Saudi Arabia over 20 years: 1991-2010

Tuberculosis incidence trends in Saudi Arabia over 20 years: 1991-2010

Objective: 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. Methods: This is a retrospective study of TB surveillance data reported by the Ministry of Health. We evaluat...

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Main Authors: Ibrahim Al-Orainey, Mogbil A Alhedaithy, Awad R Alanazi, Mazin A Barry, Fahad M Almajid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Annals of Thoracic Medicine
Subjects:
Epidemiology
incidence trend
Saudi Arabia
tuberculosis
Online Access:http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2013;volume=8;issue=3;spage=148;epage=152;aulast=Al-Orainey

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