Benefits of a municipality tuberculosis screening program among socially vulnerable citizens.

T. Smidt Hansen (Aarhus, Denmark), L. Oldenborg (Aarhus, Denmark), E. Bendstrup (Aarhus, Denmark)

Source: International Congress 2019 – Tuberculosis: a public health approach
Session: Tuberculosis: a public health approach
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 4622
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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