The health crisis of tuberculosis in prisons extends beyond the prison walls

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

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ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; MULTIDRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRISONER; PUBLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 78650476459     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000383     Document Type: Editorial

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