Ready steady spit: A community based screening for lung tuberculosis amongst high-risk groups in Aalborg, Denmark

S. Shakar (Aalborg, Denmark), N. Stærke (Aarhus, Denmark), M. Christensen (Aalborg, Denmark), U. Weinreich (Aalborg, Denmark)

Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Tuberculosis: part 2
Session: Tuberculosis: part 2
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 5299
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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