A new case definition for tuberculosis surveillance in the European union

D. Falzon, F. Ait-Belghiti, K. Fernandez De La Hoz (Saint-Maurice, France; Solna, Sweden)

Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Clinical epidemiology of tuberculosis
Session: Clinical epidemiology of tuberculosis
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 3136
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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