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Lee, Jeon, and Choi: The Control of Tuberculosis in Korean Military Personnel
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2008; 65(6): 453-456.

Published online: 31 December 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2008.65.6.453

The Control of Tuberculosis in Korean Military Personnel

Sei Won Lee, M.D.1, Kyeongman Jeon, M.D.2, Chang-Min Choi, M.D.3

1Department of Internal Medicine, Armed Forces Capital Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.

2Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

3Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Address for correspondence: Chang-Min Choi, M.D. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 388-1, Pungnap 2-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea. Phone: 82-2-3010-5902, Fax: 82-2-3010-6968, ccm@amc.seoul.kr

Copyright © 2008 The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

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Table 1
Annual incidence (/100,000 population) of reported pulmonary tuberculosis cases in young Korean soldiers and male civilians 20~24 years old from 2001 to 2004
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