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[Tuberculosis among Trio-Indians in Surinam].
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde - 28 Feb 2004
van Crevel R, van Doorninck D J, van Ams J E, Fat H Tjon, Vreden S G, van der Meer J M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Evaluation of the extent and possible causes of the increased incidence of tuberculosis among Amazonian Indians in Surinam. DESIGN: Descriptive. METHOD: In two cross-sectional surveys in 1998 and 2000, the inhabitants of Kwamalasamutu, a village of Trio-Indians in Surinam, were examined for the presence of active and latent tuberculosis. Previous cases from the period 1995-2000 were evaluated...
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