Yield of tuberculosis contact investigations in Amsterdam: opportunities for improvement

Sloot Rosa, Schim van der Loeff Maarten F., Kouw Peter M., Borgdorff Martien W.

Source: Eur Respir J 2014; 44: 714-724
Journal Issue: September
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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