Is 1-year follow-up adequate for adult tuberculosis contacts?

Feng Jia-Yih, Chen San-Chi, Lee Ming-Che, Fan Wen-Chien, Su Wei-Juin, Hu Yu-Wen, Yeh Chiu-Mei, Chen Tzeng-Ji, Liu Chia-Jen

Source: Eur Respir J 2015; 45: 1501-1504
Journal Issue: May
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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