Medical and social characteristics of families and infection sources for migrants from high-burden countries

O. V. Kasimtseva (Moscow, Russian Federation)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Clinical epidemiology of tuberculosis III
Session: Clinical epidemiology of tuberculosis III
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2484
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases, Respiratory infections

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