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Local epidemic history as a predictor of tuberculosis incidence in Saskatchewan Aboriginal communities.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 Jul 2011
Pepperell C, Chang A H, Wobeser W, Parsonnet J, Hoeppner V H
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BACKGROUND: Average tuberculosis (TB) incidence rates are high in Canadian Aboriginal communities, but there is significant variability within this group. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether local history of post-contact TB epidemics is predictive of contemporary epidemiology among Aboriginal communities in Saskatchewan, Canada. METHODS: TB incidence, age-specific morbidity patterns and rates of clustering of TB...
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