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- Title
Tuberculosis: evidence review for newly arriving immigrants and refugees.
- Authors
Greenaway, Christina; Sandoe, Amelia; Vissandjee, Bilkis; Kitai, Ian; Gruner, Doug; Wobeser, Wendy; Pottie, Kevin; Ueffing, Erin; Menzies, Dick; Schwartzman, Kevin; Canadian Collaboration for Immigrant and Refugee Health
- Abstract
The foreign-born population bears a disproportionate health burden from tuberculosis, with a rate of active tuberculosis 20 times that of the non-Aboriginal Canadian-born population, and could therefore benefit from tuberculosis screening programs. We reviewed evidence to determine the burden of tuberculosis in immigrant populations, to assess the effectiveness of screening and treatment programs for latent tuberculosis infection, and to identify potential interventions to improve effectiveness.
- Publication
CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne, 2011, Vol 183, Issue 12, pE939
- ISSN
1488-2329
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1503/cmaj.090302