One size does not fit all: preventing tuberculosis among child contacts

Daria Szkwarko^{1

2}, Yael Hirsch-Moverman^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Family Medicine, The Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
² Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
³ ICAP at Columbia University, New York City, New York, USA.
⁴ Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, New York City, New York, USA.

Daria Szkwarko et al. BMJ Glob Health. 2019.

. 2019 Dec 29;4(6):e001950.

doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2019-001950. eCollection 2019.

Daria Szkwarko^{1

2}, Yael Hirsch-Moverman^{3

4}

¹ Department of Family Medicine, The Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
² Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
³ ICAP at Columbia University, New York City, New York, USA.
⁴ Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, New York City, New York, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: chemoprophylaxis; child health; prevention strategies; tuberculosis.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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