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Screening for tuberculosis in an urban shelter for homeless in Switzerland: a prospective study

BACKGROUND: Whereas high risk groups such as asylum seekers are systematically screened for active tuberculosis (TB) upon entry in Switzerland, this strategy does not apply to homeless persons despite a reported high risk. Geneva health and social authorities implemented an intersectoral project to...

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Autores principales: Janssens, Jean-Paul, Wuillemin, Timothee, Adler, Dan, Jackson, Yves
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5434587/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28511638
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2449-y