Involving community partners in the management of tuberculosis among drug users

A. Carvalho, R. Duarte, A. Santos, M. Mota, A. Marques, H. Barros (Porto, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Socio-economic impact of tuberculosis
Session: Socio-economic impact of tuberculosis
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2505
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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