Tuberculosis control practices in some prison systems of the Asia- Pacific Region, 1997

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 769-773

  Levy, Michael H ^a  

^a NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asia; Pacific; Prisons; Tuberculosis control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIA; EPIDEMIC; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0032882917     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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