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Tuberculosis
New findings reported from University of South Carolina describe advances in tuberculosis
February 3rd, 2009
According to recent research from the United States, "To evaluate tuberculosis (TB) risk in three different US locations-Chicago, Illinois; Fulton County, Georgia; and the state of South Carolina-using two census-based measures of neighborhood-level deprivation and a geographic information system. Individual-level data, including race and ZIP code of residence, were obtained for the three sites." "TB cases were geocoded at the ZIP code tabulation area (ZCTA) level. Socio-economic status (SES) was defined at the ZCTA level using two Census 2000-based measures of socio-economic disadvantage: 1) percentage of population below poverty and 2) Townsend Deprivation Index....
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-02-03)
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