Cost-Effectiveness of Screening and Treating Foreign-Born Students for Tuberculosis before Entering the United States

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering implementation of overseas medical screening of student-visa applicants to reduce the numbers of active tuberculosis cases entering the United States. To evaluate the costs, cases averted, and cost-effectiveness of screening for, and trea...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2015-04, Vol.10 (4), p.e0124116-e0124116
Hauptverfasser:	Wingate, La'Marcus T, Coleman, Margaret S, Posey, Drew L, Zhou, Weigong, Olson, Christine K, Maskery, Brian, Cetron, Martin S, Painter, John A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S Cost analysis Cost benefit analysis Cost-Benefit Analysis - economics Costs Disease control Disease prevention Emigrants and Immigrants GDP Gross Domestic Product Humans Immigration Importation Internationality Medical diagnosis Medical screening Migration Noncitizens Population Public health Quarantine Refugees Schools Students Tuberculosis Tuberculosis - diagnosis Tuberculosis - economics Tuberculosis - epidemiology United States
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