Explaining age disparities in tuberculosis burden in Taiwan: a modelling study

Explaining age disparities in tuberculosis burden in Taiwan: a modelling study

Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) burden shows wide disparities across ages in Taiwan. In 2016, the age-specific notification rate in those older than 65 years old was about 100 times as much as in those younger than 15 years old (185.0 vs 1.6 per 100,000 population). Similar patterns are observ...

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Main Authors: Han Fu, Hsien-Ho Lin, Timothy B. Hallett, Nimalan Arinaminpathy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Age
Elderly
Modelling
Epidemiology
Taiwan
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-020-4914-2

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