Evaluation of the latent tuberculosis screening and treatment strategy for asylum seekers in Stockholm, Sweden 2015–2018: a record linkage study of the care cascade

Joanna Nederby Öhd, Maria-Pia Hergens, Yauheni Luksha, Charlotte Buxbaum, Jad Shedrawy, Jerker Jonsson, Judith Bruchfeld, Knut Lönnroth

Source: Eur Respir J, 57 (3) 2002255; 10.1183/13993003.02255-2020
Journal Issue: March
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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