Source: Eur Respir J, 54 (4) 1901719; 10.1183/13993003.01719-2019
Disease area: Respiratory infections



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Jean-Pierre Zellweger. Screening migrants for tuberculosis and latent TB infection: the reward will come later. Eur Respir J, 54 (4) 1901719; 10.1183/13993003.01719-2019

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