The Influence of Socio-Economic Deprivation on Tuberculosis Treatment Delays in England, 2000-2005

This study investigates the association between socio-economic deprivation and tuberculosis (TB) treatment delays in England, 2000-2005. Patients reported to the Enhanced TB Surveillance system were assigned a deprivation score based on residential postcode, and categorized into deprivation quartile...

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Veröffentlicht in:Epidemiology and Infection. in. - Cambridge University Press, 1987. - 137(2009), 4, Seite 591-596
1. Verfasser: French, C. E. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Kruijshaar, M. E., Jones, J. A., Abubakar, I.
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2009
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Epidemiology and Infection. in
Schlagworte:England Socio-economic deprivation Treatment delay Tuberculosis Health sciences Biological sciences Economics Behavioral sciences Political science Mathematics