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Tuberculosis
Research by A.L. Davidow and colleagues in tuberculosis provides new insights
May 5th, 2009
According to recent research published in the journal Public Health Reports, "We designed a population-based study of the epidemiology of tuberculosis among foreign-born people in the U.S. and Canada. Challenges included standardizing recruitment and data entry at 22 sites, enrolling individuals who did not speak English and may be undocumented, and obtaining clearance from 36 institutional review boards (IRBs)." "We used stratified sampling to recruit patients through the Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies Consortium, a research consortium funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Because recruitment sites were overseen by more than 30 local...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-05-05)
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