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Expanding the epidemiologic profile: risk factors for active tuberculosis in people immigrating to Ontario
Wendy L. Wobeser, Lilian Yuan, Monika Naus, Paul Corey, Jeff Edelson, Neil Heywood and D. Linn Holness
CMAJ October 03, 2000 163 (7) 823-828;
Wendy L. Wobeser
From *the Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; †the Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; ‡the Public Health Branch, Ministry of Health, Toronto, Ont.; §SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, Collegeville, Pa.; and ¶Selection Branch, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Ottawa, Ont.
Lilian Yuan
From *the Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; †the Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; ‡the Public Health Branch, Ministry of Health, Toronto, Ont.; §SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, Collegeville, Pa.; and ¶Selection Branch, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Ottawa, Ont.
Monika Naus
From *the Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; †the Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; ‡the Public Health Branch, Ministry of Health, Toronto, Ont.; §SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, Collegeville, Pa.; and ¶Selection Branch, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Ottawa, Ont.
Paul Corey
From *the Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; †the Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; ‡the Public Health Branch, Ministry of Health, Toronto, Ont.; §SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, Collegeville, Pa.; and ¶Selection Branch, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Ottawa, Ont.
Jeff Edelson
From *the Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; †the Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; ‡the Public Health Branch, Ministry of Health, Toronto, Ont.; §SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, Collegeville, Pa.; and ¶Selection Branch, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Ottawa, Ont.
Neil Heywood
From *the Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; †the Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; ‡the Public Health Branch, Ministry of Health, Toronto, Ont.; §SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, Collegeville, Pa.; and ¶Selection Branch, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Ottawa, Ont.
D. Linn Holness
From *the Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; †the Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; ‡the Public Health Branch, Ministry of Health, Toronto, Ont.; §SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, Collegeville, Pa.; and ¶Selection Branch, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Ottawa, Ont.
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Expanding the epidemiologic profile: risk factors for active tuberculosis in people immigrating to Ontario
Wendy L. Wobeser, Lilian Yuan, Monika Naus, Paul Corey, Jeff Edelson, Neil Heywood, D. Linn Holness
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