Toward tuberculosis elimination in low-incidence countries: Reflections from a global consultation

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 161, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 670-671

  Lönnroth, Knut ^a   Migliori, Giovanni Battista ^b   Raviglione, Mario ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSULTATION; DISEASE ELIMINATION; DRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; HUMAN; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; MASS SCREENING; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NOTE; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; TUBERCULOSIS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84916244797     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/M14-1888     Document Type: Note

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