Utilizing chest X-ray based active case finding approach for early tuberculosis case detection in Pakistan

S. Habib (Karachi, Pakistan), K. Azeemi (Karachi, Pakistan), S. Zaidi (Karachi, Pakistan), W. Jamal (Karachi, Pakistan), T. Kazmi (Karachi, Pakistan), M. Waqar (Karachi, Pakistan)

Source: International Congress 2019 – Tuberculosis: from diagnosis to complications
Session: Tuberculosis: from diagnosis to complications
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 2951
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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