Tuberculosis in Nunavut: Looking back, moving forward

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 185, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 287-288

  Orr, Pamela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NOTE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875203818     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.121536     Document Type: Note

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