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BCG coverage and the annual risk of tuberculosis infection over a 14-year period in the Philippines assessed from the Nationwide Prevalence Surveys.

Thelma E. Tupasi, S. Radhakrishna, M L Pascual, M. I. D. Quelapio, Marco Villa, V M Co, Jesus Sarol, Nellie V. Mangubat, Alejandra Reyes, A Sarmiento,

PubMed · 2000 · 31 citations · 8 references

Abstract

BCG coverage increased substantially between 1981-1983 and 1997. The ARTI, however, was virtually unchanged, indicating that morbidity due to TB continued to be high.

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