Screening immigrants to Canada for tuberculosis: chest radiography or tuberculin skin testing?
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne
دوره 169 10 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2003