Adolescents and young adults: a neglected population group for tuberculosis surveillance

Alberto L. García-Basteiro, H. Simon Schaaf, Roland Diel, Giovanni Battista Migliori

Source: Eur Respir J, 51 (2) 1800176; 10.1183/13993003.00176-2018
Journal Issue: February
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases, Respiratory infections

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