Detailed characterisation of the tuberculosis epidemic in Western Sydney: a descriptive epidemiological study

Sophie Norton, Shopna K. Bag, Jin-Gun Cho, Neil Heron, Hassan Assareh, Laila Pavaresh, Stephen Corbett, Ben J. Marais

Source: ERJ Open Res, 5 (3) 00211-2018; 10.1183/23120541.00211-2018
Journal Issue: July
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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