Tuberc Respir Dis.  2020 Jan;83(1):104-105. 10.4046/trd.2019.0079.

One Step toward a Low Tuberculosis-Burden Country: Screening for Tuberculosis Infection among the Immigrants and Refugees

• Kim HW
• Kim JS

• KMID: 2466626
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2019.0079

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Emigrants and Immigrants*
Humans
Mass Screening*
Refugees*
Tuberculosis*

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