Some of your background research will involve getting recent medical and public health research. These databases will help.
Ulrich's Periodical directory allows you to see whether a journal in which you found and article is scholarly and peer-reviewed. Search for the title of the journal in Ulrich's
Click on the title to see information about the journal's audience and review style.
As you research, you may wish to document various areas in the lives of those affected with TB. Databases on this list provide historical context, history of science and medicine research, and give access to anthropological, historical and sociological research on the times.
With the new ALL search and ARTICLE search, it is easy to broaden your searches.
Other tools, like Article Finder, help you to find a specfific article for which you have the citation.