Latent tuberculosis screening and treatment among asylum seekers: a mixed-methods study
Simone Villa, Luigi Ruffo Codecasa, Marino Faccini, Mirella Maria Pontello, Maurizio Ferrarese, Paola Francesca Castellotti, Sabrina Senatore, Anna Lamberti, Ester Mazzola, Carlo Federico Perno, Daniela Campisi, Matteo Saporiti, Mario Carlo Raviglione
Source: Eur Respir J, 55 (4) 2000052; 10.1183/13993003.00052-2020
Disease area: Respiratory infections
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