As a spatial concept, density is a useful tool in predicting and controlling land use. However,
policymakers, practitioners, academics and citizens are often uncertain about how density …

Background Tuberculosis (TB) transmission often occurs within a household or community,
leading to heterogeneous spatial patterns. However, apparent spatial clustering of TB could …

The writing of each chapter of the guidelines was led by one main author and one or two co-
authors (see below) and extensively supported by Elinor Chisholm and Ramona Ludolph …

Growing consensus indicates that progress in tuberculosis control in the low-and middle-
income world will require not only investment in strengthening tuberculosis control …

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains an important infectious disease in New Zealand
(NZ) and globally, but risk factors for transmission are still poorly understood. This research …

Housing is an important social determinant of health and a key element of refugee
integration into countries of resettlement. However, the way in which housing may affect …

Background Source case investigation, for children with tuberculosis (TB), is conducted to
establish the source of infection and to minimize the extent of on-going transmission from …

Tuberculosis (TB) is still a serious public health problem in various countries. One of the
long-elusive but critical questions about TB is what the risk factors are and how they …

It has been widely documented that both housing conditions and household overcrowding
over time negatively affect physical and mental health. However, scant evidence documents …

Background Tuberculosis (TB) in developed countries has historically been associated with
poverty and low socioeconomic status (SES). In the past quarter century, TB in the United …