Latent tuberculosis screening and treatment among asylum seekers: a mixed-methods study

Ineke Spruijt, Dawit Tesfay Haile, Jeanine Suurmond, Susan van den Hof, Marga Koenders, Peter Kouw, Natascha van Noort, Sophie Toumanian, Frank Cobelens, Simone Goosen, Connie Erkens

Source: Eur Respir J, 54 (5) 1900861; 10.1183/13993003.00861-2019
Journal Issue: November
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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