Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Tuberculosis: epidemiological and public health features
Disease area: Respiratory infections



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M.A. Mendes, A.R. Gaio, R. Reis, F. Calvário, M.M. Sousa, A. Carvalho, R. Duarte (Porto, Vila Real, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal). Contact screening in tuberculosis. Can we identify those with higher risk?. Eur Respir J 2012; 40: Suppl. 56, 2865

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