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Strategies For Sustainability Among Hiv/Aids-Related Ngos In Canada And India, Treena Orchard
Strategies For Sustainability Among Hiv/Aids-Related Ngos In Canada And India, Treena Orchard
Dr. Treena Orchard
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Culturally Relevant Physical Activity For Adolescent Mothers: An Action Research Study, J. Halas, Treena Orchard
Culturally Relevant Physical Activity For Adolescent Mothers: An Action Research Study, J. Halas, Treena Orchard
Dr. Treena Orchard
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Changes In The Transmission Of Tuberculosis In New York City From 1990 To 1999, Elvin H. Geng
Changes In The Transmission Of Tuberculosis In New York City From 1990 To 1999, Elvin H. Geng
Elvin H Geng
Background: Over the past decade, there has been a reduction in the incidence of tuberculosis in New York City and in the United States. However, the reduction has been confined mainly to U.S.-born persons. Understanding the reasons for the lack of reduction among non–U.S.-born persons may lead to new strategies for tuberculosis control. Methods: We performed DNA fingerprinting with the IS6110 insertion sequence of the organisms isolated from patients with culture-positive tuberculosis in northern Manhattan from 1990 to 1999. The goal was to identify the strains responsible for multiple infections, presumably through recent transmission (clusters of cases), as well as …