Source: Eur Respir J , 49 (2) 1602242; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.02242-2016
Disease area: Respiratory infections



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Francesco Blasi, Alberto Matteelli, Giovanni Sotgiu, Daniela Maria Cirillo, Fabrizio Palmieri, Lanfranco Fattorini, Giovanni Battista Migliori. Moving towards tuberculosis elimination: a call for action from Italy and a possible model for other low tuberculosis incidence countries. Eur Respir J , 49 (2) 1602242; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.02242-2016

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