Active detection of tuberculosis in homeless populations may reduce the incidence of tuberculosis in the general population

J. Romaszko, E. Augustynowicz-Kopec, M. Kozinska, M. Zakrzewska, A. Bucinski, A. Doboszynska (Olsztyn, Warsaw, Bydgoszcz, Poland)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Tuberculosis: from epidemiology to therapy 2
Session: Tuberculosis: from epidemiology to therapy 2
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2675
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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J. Romaszko, E. Augustynowicz-Kopec, M. Kozinska, M. Zakrzewska, A. Bucinski, A. Doboszynska (Olsztyn, Warsaw, Bydgoszcz, Poland). Active detection of tuberculosis in homeless populations may reduce the incidence of tuberculosis in the general population. Eur Respir J 2014; 44: Suppl. 58, 2675

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