Tuberculosis (TB) screening in immigrants in a large city in the United Kingdom (UK)

W. M. Hicks, J. P. Watson (Leeds, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Epidemiology and control of tuberculosis
Session: Epidemiology and control of tuberculosis
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 3106
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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