Domestic impact of tuberculosis screening among new immigrants to Ontario, Canada

All Canadian immigrants undergo screening for tuberculosis (TB) before immigration, and selected immigrants must undergo postimmigration surveillance for the disease. We sought to quantify the domestic health impact of screening for TB in all new immigrants and to identify mechanisms to enhance effe...

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Published in:	Canadian Medical Association journal (CMAJ) Vol. 187; no. 16; pp. E473 - E481
Main Authors:	Khan, Kamran, Hirji, M. Mustafa, Miniota, Jennifer, Hu, Wei, Wang, Jun, Chan, Angie, Creatore, Maria I., Gardam, Michael, Rawal, Sameer, Ellis, Edward, Rea, Elizabeth
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Canada Elsevier Inc 03.11.2015 Joule Inc CMA Impact, Inc 8872147 Canada Inc
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Child Child, Preschool Distribution Emigrants and Immigrants - statistics & numerical data Female Health aspects Health screening Humans Immigrants Incidence Infant Infant, Newborn Male Mass Screening - methods Medical diagnosis Medical screening Medical treatment Methods Middle Aged Noncitizens Ontario - epidemiology Program Evaluation Proportional Hazards Models Public health administration Public Health Surveillance - methods Retrospective Studies Tuberculosis Tuberculosis - diagnosis Tuberculosis - epidemiology Tuberculosis - prevention & control Young Adult Ontario Canada Ontario Canada
ISSN:	0820-3946, 1488-2329
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