Preventing and controlling tuberculosis among refugees in Europe: More is needed

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 272-274

  Dara, Masoud ^a   Solovic, Ivan ^b   Goletti, Delia ^c   Sotgiu, Giovanni ^d   Centis, Rosella ^e   D'Ambrosio, Lia ^e,f   Ward, Brian ^g   Teixeira, Vitor ^g   Gratziou, Christina ^h   Migliori, Giovanni Battista ^e  

^a European Union   (Belgium)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY IN RU OMBEROK   (Slovakia)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^e IRCCS   (Italy)

^f Public Health Consulting Group SAGL   (Switzerland)

^g European Respiratory Society   (Belgium)

^h Evgenidion Hospital   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; LETTER; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MIGRANT; MIGRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFUGEE; SCREENING; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EUROPE; HUMANS; REFUGEES; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84977119264     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00329-2016     Document Type: Letter

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