Migration, TB control and elimination: Whom to screen and treat
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Migration, TB control and elimination: Whom to screen and treat.
Tuberculosis (TB) in migrants represents an important clinical and public health threat, particularly in low TB incidence countries. The current review is aimed to assess issues related to screening and treatment of migrants with latent TB infection or TB disease.
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عنوان ژورنال: Pulmonology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2531-0437
DOI: 10.1016/j.rppnen.2017.11.007