Impact and management of TB childhood outbreaks in EU/EEA

G. B. Migliori, R. Centis, L. D'Ambrosio, G. Sotgiu, B. Bourdin Trunz, R. Godfrey, M. Tadolini, G. Besozzi, A. Sandgren, M. J. van der Werf (Tradate, Sassari, , Milan, Italy; Geneva, Switzerland; Dashwood, United Kingdom; Stockholm, Sweden)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Epidemiological and public health features of tuberculosis
Session: Epidemiological and public health features of tuberculosis
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 3532
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases, Respiratory infections

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