Tuberculosis at the end of the 20th century in England and Wales: results of a national survey in 1998.

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Published in Thorax on March 01, 2001

Authors

A M Rose1, J M Watson, C Graham, A J Nunn, F Drobniewski, L P Ormerod, J H Darbyshire, J Leese, Public Health Laboratory Service/British Thoracic Society/Department of Health Collaborative Group

Author Affiliations

1: PHLS Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5EQ, UK. Arose@phls.org.uk

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