A comparative examination of tuberculosis immigration medical screening programs from selected countries with high immigration and low tuberculosis incidence rates

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) in migrants is an ongoing challenge in several low TB incidence countries since a large proportion of TB in these countries occurs in migrants from high incidence countries. To meet these challenges, several countries utilize TB screening programs. The programs attempt...

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Autores principales: Alvarez, Gonzalo G, Gushulak, Brian, Rumman, Khaled Abu, Altpeter, Ekkehardt, Chemtob, Daniel, Douglas, Paul, Erkens, Connie, Helbling, Peter, Hamilton, Ingrid, Jones, Jane, Matteelli, Alberto, Paty, Marie-Claire, Posey, Drew L, Sagebiel, Daniel, Slump, Erika, Tegnell, Anders, Valín, Elena Rodríguez, Winje, Brita Askeland, Ellis, Edward
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3022715/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21205318
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-11-3

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