Tuberculosis among foreign-born persons in the United States, 1993-1998.

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Published in JAMA on December 13, 2000

Authors

E A Talbot1, M Moore, E McCray, N J Binkin

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.

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