Evaluation of tuberculosis screening of immigrants in the Netherlands

Sarah van de Berg, Connie Erkens, Job van Rest, Susan van den Hof, Margreet Kamphorst, Sytze Keizer, Gerard de Vries

Source: Eur Respir J, 50 (4) 1700977; 10.1183/13993003.00977-2017
Journal Issue: October
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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