title: Tuberculosis in a small semi-rural county.
abstract: Tuberculosis cases in a semi-rural county of western Maryland have been reviewed in an attempt to identify high-risk groups at which tuberculosis control efforts could be targeted. Although the cases were concentrated to some extent among nonwhites, older persons, and unmarried city residents, it appears that a general approach will be needed, emphasizing greater collaboration of health departments with the medical profession and a general health education approach to the public.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Hagerstown, MD.
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Comstock
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008396:Maryland / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012423:Rural Health; D012907:Smoking; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000453:epidemiology*