Methodological issues in quantifying the magnitude of the tuberculosis problem in a prison population - Concepedia

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Methodological issues in quantifying the magnitude of the tuberculosis problem in a prison population

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2015

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Hans L. Rieder, Christopher M. Anderson, Masoud Dara, B. Hauer, Peter Helbling, K M Kam, Marcel Zwahlen

Abstract

The varying durations of inmate incarceration in prisons pose challenges for quantifying the magnitude of the TB problem in the inmate population. Recommendations are made to measure incidence and prevalence.