The strategic framework of tuberculosis control and prevention in the elderly: a scoping review towards End TB targets

The strategic framework of tuberculosis control and prevention in the elderly: a scoping review towards End TB targets

Abstract With the rapid pace of population ageing, tuberculosis (TB) in the elderly increasingly becomes a public health challenge. Despite the increasing burden and high risks for TB in the elderly, targeted strategy has not been well understood and evaluated. We undertook a scoping review to ident...

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Main Authors: Jun Li, Pui-Hong Chung, Cyrus L. K. Leung, Nobuyuki Nishikiori, Emily Y. Y. Chan, Eng-Kiong Yeoh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Aged/older people
Strategy
Prevention and control of infectious disease
Scoping review
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-017-0284-4

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