The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
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Int. J. Tuberc. Lung Dis. · Oct 1999
Comparative StudyThe effect of bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccination at birth on tuberculin skin test reactivity in Ugandan children.
In Uganda, bacille-Calmette Guerin (BCG) vaccination coverage at birth is between 82 and 84%. ⋯ BCG vaccination at birth had no important effect on the interpretation of the tuberculin skin test reactivity in this group of Ugandan children. The tuberculin skin test remains a valuable tool for the evaluation of household contacts and suspected cases of tuberculosis in BCG-vaccinated children.
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Int. J. Tuberc. Lung Dis. · Oct 1999
Health status, dyspnea, lung function and exercise capacity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
A secondary hospital outside Oslo. ⋯ All RQLQ scales had a moderate to substantial association with indices of dyspnea and exercise capacity, while the SF-36 associated well only in dimensions related to physical health. The general measure has a broader scope and complements the lung-specific measure. These findings support the construct validity of both the SF-36 and the RQLQ, and justify using a general measure to supplement a lung-specific measure.