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Pulmonary tuberculosis and non-recent immigrants in Japan – some issues for post-entry interventions

Foreign-born persons are considered one of the high-risk populations for tuberculosis (TB), and numerous studies have discussed the potential role of pre-entry TB screening for immigrants. However, rates of TB disease among immigrants can remain high several years after entry. In Japan, approximatel...

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Autores principales: Kawatsu, Lisa, Uchimura, Kazuhiro, Ohkado, Akihiro, Kato, Seiya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: World Health Organization 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5803552/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29487759
http://dx.doi.org/10.5365/wpsar.2017.8.3.003