Yield of tuberculosis screening in asylum-seekers by country of origin: analysis of screening data in a German federal state (2002–2015)

Kayvan Bozorgmehr, Brigitte Joggerst, Ulrich Wagner, Christian Stock

Source: Eur Respir J , 49 (4)  1602327; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.02327-2016
Journal Issue: April
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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