Active TB case finding strategies in high-risk groups in low-incidence countries – A literature review

D. Zenner, J. Southern, R. van Hest, G. deVries, H. R. Stagg, D. Antoine, I. Abubakar (London, United Kingdom; Rotterdam-Rijnmond, The Hague, Netherlands; Paris, France)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Epidemiological and public health features of tuberculosis
Session: Epidemiological and public health features of tuberculosis
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 3530
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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