Journal article
Domestic impact of tuberculosis screening among new immigrants to Ontario, Canada
Abstract
BACKGROUND: All Canadian immigrants undergo screening for tuberculosis (TB) before immigration, and selected immigrants must undergo postimmigration surveillance for the disease. We sought to quantify the domestic health impact of screening for TB in all new immigrants and to identify mechanisms to enhance effectiveness and efficiency of this screening.
METHODS: We linked preimmigration medical examination records from 944,375 immigrants who …
Authors
Khan K; Hirji MM; Miniota J; Hu W; Wang J; Gardam M; Rawal S; Ellis E; Chan A; Creatore MI
Journal
Canadian Medical Association Journal, Vol. 187, No. 16, pp. e473–e481
Publisher
Joule
Publication Date
November 3, 2015
DOI
10.1503/cmaj.150011
ISSN
0820-3946