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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...
Autores principales: | Kawatsu, Lisa, Uchimura, Kazuhiro, Ohkado, Akihiro, Kato, Seiya |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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