Tuberculosis disease in a cohort of asylum seekers in Norway

I. Harstad, S. Steinshamn, E. Heldal, H. Garåsen, G. Jacobsen (Trondheim, Oslo, Norway)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Socio-economic impact of tuberculosis
Session: Socio-economic impact of tuberculosis
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2515
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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