Public Health
Volume 122, Issue 10 , Pages 1004-1012 , October 2008

Knowledge of tuberculosis transmission among recently infected patients in Glasgow

  • A.D. Jackson

      Affiliations

    • Health Protection Scotland, Clifton House, Clifton Place, Glasgow G3 7LN, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Health Service Executive, Health Protection Surveillance Centre, 25–27 Middle Gardiner Street, Dublin 1, Ireland. Tel.: +353 1 8765 300; fax: +353 1 8561299.
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  • J. McMenamin

      Affiliations

    • Health Protection Scotland, Clifton House, Clifton Place, Glasgow G3 7LN, UK
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  • N. Brewster

      Affiliations

    • Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS Board, Public Health and Health Protection Unit, Dalian House, PO Box 15327, 350 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow G3 8YU, UK
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  • S. Ahmed

      Affiliations

    • Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS Board, Public Health and Health Protection Unit, Dalian House, PO Box 15327, 350 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow G3 8YU, UK
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  • M.E. Reid

      Affiliations

    • Public Health and Health Policy Section, 1 Lilybank Gardens, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8RZ, UK

Received 8 August 2007 ,Revised 23 November 2007 ,Accepted 13 January 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2008.01.011

Public Health
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