Piecing the puzzle together: foreign-born tuberculosis in an immigrant-receiving country

Langlois-Klassen D., Wooldrage K.M., Manfreda J., Sutherland K., Ellis E., Phypers M., Gushulak B., Long R.

Source: Eur Respir J 2011; 38: 895-902
Journal Issue: October
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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