Outcomes of new entrant TB screening in Bolton, UK

G. Katzenberg (Bolton, United Kingdom), R. Ahmed (Bolton, United Kingdom)

Source: International Congress 2019 – Tuberculosis: diagnosis and scores
Session: Tuberculosis: diagnosis and scores
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 556
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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