Residence in an inner city is more important than ethnic origin

[...]they produce evidence challenging the suggestion that the increase in tuberculosis is due to imported cases among immigrants and refugees; they believe that it is more likely to be the result of changes in the socioeconomic conditions of the inner cities.

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Published inBMJ Vol. 311; no. 6998; pp. 187 - 188
Main Authors Lavender, Michael, Black, Nicol M I
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London BMJ Publishing Group LTD 15.07.1995
Subjects
Confidence intervals
Inner city
Population
Socioeconomic factors
Tuberculosis
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Summary:[...]they produce evidence challenging the suggestion that the increase in tuberculosis is due to imported cases among immigrants and refugees; they believe that it is more likely to be the result of changes in the socioeconomic conditions of the inner cities.
ISSN:0959-8138
1468-5833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.311.6998.187c