Community health workers improve contact tracing among immigrants with tuberculosis in Barcelona

• Main Authors: Ospina Jesús (Author), Orcau Àngels (Author), Millet Juan-Pablo (Author), Sánchez Francesca (Author), Casals Martí (Author), Caylà Joan A (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The important increase in immigration during recent years has changed the epidemiology and control strategies for tuberculosis (TB) in many places. This study evaluates the effectiveness of intervention with community health workers...