Distribution and determinants of tuberculosis in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 2005 to 2012

• Main Authors: Fahad M. Almutairi (Author), Tamara Tayeb (Author), Raffat Alhakeem (Author), Abdulaziz bin Saeed (Author), Abdullah Assiri (Author), Scott J.N. McNabb (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Springer, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Tuberculosis (TB) remains a public health threat in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) with many challenges that limit its prevention and control. To understand how to meet these challenges, this study calculated the TB incidence rates (IRs) in KSA from 2005 to 2012, which were stratified by national...